Leg Length Inequality Is Checked at Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office for its Effect on Back, Hip and Knee Pain

Leg length inequality is widespread. A short leg has an effect on joints in the hip, knee and spine. Knee, hip and back pain may result. The Groton chiropractic examination at Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office incorporates a test for leg length inequality and, subject to the discrepancy, the Groton chiropractic treatment plan will correct it with a heel lift to potentially avoid issues like hip joint arthritic degeneration, knee and back pain.

SURPRISING FACTS ABOUT INCIDENCE OF SHORT LEG

No one shares that he or she has one shorter leg than the other. It is not a typical conversation starter! But 90% of us has an inequality of more than 1 cm! Only 10% of us has precisely equal leg lengths. Just 10%! Leg length inequality equalizes us all.

  • Hip and knee issues crop up in more patients who have leg length differences over 5 mm.
  • Hip issues usually occur in the long leg side. Knee problems have a tendency to be more common in either leg – shorter or longer.
  • Low back issues happen more commonly on the short leg side.
Authors of the newest review of many papers written on leg length inequality  found that the bulk of papers find differences of greater than 2 cm are a problem while variations of just 5 mm can lead to long-term issues. (1) With these facts in mind, Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office finds it valuable to address leg length discrepancies to avoid painful issues as much as possible.

PREVENTION OF HIP JOINT ARTHRITIC DEGENERATION

Want to ward off hip joint arthritic degeneration? Young and old alike do. Those who have a short leg, the contact forces in the joints in the short leg rose as the leg length difference rose. The greater the difference, the greater the contact forces in the short leg. Why does this matter? These forces affect the hip joint the most as the leg length difference increases. (2) The older of us will want to stop further irritation, and the younger of us will want to stop long-term exposure to irritation and future joint degeneration. A short leg bothers our joints.

Groton CHIROPRACTIC CARE OF SHORT LEG

Chiropractors like yours at Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office understand how short legs affect knees, backs and hips. We were trained in chiropractic school to notice key issues like leg length inequality and address them. Chiropractors find that correction of leg length difference of 5 mm or more is positive. The aim is to have no more than a 3 mm difference in leg length, and heel lifts are used to correct up to 9 mm difference, but a 10 mm or more requires a shoe build-up of the full difference under the heel and 50% the difference under the sole. (1) Chiropractic education has always included the diagnosis and treatment of short leg differences. It is important that to know that an xray Is not required to establish and correct short leg syndrome. Using “pelvic leveling,” your Groton chiropractor can do it for you.  Get this important anatomical factor for good spinal and general health measured by your chiropractor so proper correction can be made. Remember, chiropractors like yours at Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office see more than the general percent of persons with short leg because it causes spine pain. Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office sees and treats a great deal of spine pain! Consequently, by correcting short leg difference in younger years of life, we can avert degenerative conditions of the spine and extremities that cause pain and disability in middle age and beyond.

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Shoreline Medical Services/ Hutter Chiropractic Office checks for leg length inequality as it is related to back, hip and knee pain issues. 
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