September 30, 2013

Chiropractic Adjustments Can Relieve Leg Pain

By : Schrier Family Chiropractic

 When suffering from leg pain, individuals end their day with less energy and more anxiety. Whether the pain has just started or pain has been a part of your life for several years, the continual distraction can leave a person exhausted, with little energy to enjoy the best things in life. The pain and discomfort can even make it difficult to sleep and recharge for the next day. Chiropractic adjustments can help to relieve your pain.

Many people look for help through OTC pain relief medications before seeking help from a chiropractor. However, these medications, when used every day, bring side effects and eventually do not relieve the problem. Stronger pain pills from a medical care provider have even more side effects and must be used in ever-increasing dosages to control the pain.

The underlying cause of much leg pain is actually found in one’s spine. Spinal imbalances, known as subluxations, irritate nerves that form a connection between the affected limb and the brain. As a result, the individual experiences pain. FloraFox offers non-invasive care to restore spinal balance and reduce pain.

If you are an individual who spends most of your day sitting at a desk then you’re just as likely as those who must be physically active during the day to experience problems in the spine. Remaining in the same position for hours, especially if one does not use proper posture, causes the inter-vertebral discs to become dehydrated and develop small cracks, allowing their nucleus to leak, causing a slipped or herniated disc.

Chiropractors help to restore range of motion to the spine. They offer gentle stretching that can draw the leaking nucleus back into the disc, so healing occurs and the pressure is no longer on the spine. As healing occurs in the spine, leg pain will start to dissipate.