Leg Pain
The cause of most leg pain
is improper weight balance from the upper part of the body.
If you lean forward, backwards or to one side in the standing
position, it will cause the involuntary muscles in the legs to
contract and tighten to maintain balance. Prolonged
contraction of these muscles will cause leg pain. Another
example of this uneven weight distribution is seen in the
advanced stages of pregnancy. The increased weight in the
abdomen causes lower back muscles to contract resulting in back
pain and leg pain. These same symptoms can also be caused by
abdominal obesity. Abnormal spinal curvature in children
during their growing years can cause an uneven distribution of
weight on the lower extremities, causing pain.
Because most of the weight of the
upper body is supported and suspended from the spinal column.
It is important to have spinal adjustments to restore normal
balance with equal weight distribution to the legs.
Besides the pain, structural
imbalances can cause the lower spinal bones to become
misaligned. This misalignment can cause the sciatic nerve,
which runs down the legs, to become irritated and inflamed. This
inflammation is called sciatica and is very painful.
Chiropractic adjustment can help
with sciatica by readjusting the spinal bones and relieving the
pressure on the sciatic nerve. This allows the inflammation to
go down and restore proper energy flow through the nerve. |
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