Chiropractic Treatments For Back-Related Leg Pain
You’ve heard of back pain, and you’ve heard of leg pain. You’ve probably even experienced both at some point or another. However, have you ever heard of leg pain that is directly related to issues in your back? Don’t worry, I hadn’t either, until very recently.
As it turns out, leg pain that is related to back issues is not only a surprisingly common issue, but it actually often is harder to deal with than leg or back pain that is strictly related and confined to that one region of the body. People who suffer from leg pain due to issues with their back tend to experience higher levels of pain, and often need to request more time off from work. In addition to all this, these patients tend to also experience more extensive and costly medical care than those with back pain that does not spread down to their lower limbs.
Medication and surgery are of course always viable options, but both of those treatment methods tend to be risky and costly, and often come with a whole host of unwanted side effects that can bring up entirely new issues that just need to be taken care of later. Fortunately, natural chiropractic treatments have been found by researchers to be extremely beneficial to back-related leg pain. Combined with an exercise regimen done at home, chiropractic for this specific type of leg pain is a great alternative treatment method.
Chiropractic For Back-Related Leg Pain
Most patients with this type of physical pain issue will be instructed by their doctors or primary health care givers to stick to a strict home exercise regimen. While this will have the tendency to benefit the patient by reducing their pain somewhat, the best benefits are noticed when it is combined with regular weekly or bi-weekly chiropractic treatments with a licensed doctor of chiropractic.
Spinal manipulation therapy can greatly enhance the quality of life for people who have been coping with painful back-related leg discomfort. During a typical chiropractic session, the doctor of chiropractic will inspect the spinal column to search for signs of a vertebral subluxations, or spinal misalignments. These subluxations can cause pain, immobility, and inflammation in the surrounding soft tissues, muscles, ligaments, and tendons. By gently correcting the spinal posture, balance is restored to the body, and inflammation and stiffness can more easily be cleared up as a result, even in places as far away as the legs.
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