Chiropractic clinics often see patients with chronic pain in their hips or legs that won’t go away. Sometimes, they know how this pain started. Other times they have no clues as to its source. A visit to Legacy Spine and Sport is a great way to get answers as to what’s causing your pain and to find real solutions.
With the volume of information on the internet, it’s more common than ever to self diagnose our health problems. However, sometimes it can be difficult to diagnose something that seems like it should be simple.
It’s common for leg and hip pain to begin with an injury caused by an accident. For example, a car accident or a rough athletic experience. In these cases, it may be easy to guess what is causing your pain.
Often, the problem is less easy to figure out. Perhaps you have been sleeping in odd positions. With so many people at their computers all day, poor posture is often the cause of health problems. Repetitive motions that seem like a small thing can cause stress on the body that leads to injuries causing leg and hip pain. In these cases, the problem has developed slowly over time and becomes more difficult for the patient to notice and self diagnose.
They know the right questions to ask and combined with a thorough examination, can work to find the source of your pain.
While the pain in your hips and legs may be caused by a chronic condition like arthritis, tendinitis, or bursitis, subluxations (misalignments of the joints) are a common cause for lower back problems that can lead to leg and hip pain.
Your spine has tons of nerves that exit from it and travel throughout your entire body. There are many times that even though you are feeling hip pain or leg pain, the nerves are being affected in your low back and/or your pelvis and that is referring pain to your specific area of complaint. So, if that is the case, we fix your hip and leg pain by making sure your spine is aligned properly and we keep it aligned long term to keep you functioning at your best.
Other times however, the lower back or pelvis is not actually the cause of your hip and leg pain, but could actually be those specific areas themselves. At Legacy Spine and Sport, we know how complex the body truly is, and we look at all angles through a detailed exam and specific testing that are relevant to your condition. If we deem a dysfunction of your hip as the root cause, we have many treatment plans specifically for this to get you feeling your best and staying your best for the long term.
Chiropractors work to keep a body in alignment. They are experts in recognizing the source of a problem and building short and long term solutions. This means meeting with a patient, performing an examination, and then creating a treatment plan that involves adjusting the bones in the body so they are back in alignment. This will help to facilitate recovery and long term relief as you build a treatment plan with your chiropractor to prevent future problems.
When pain goes untreated for a long period of time, it can often lead to further damage and worsening symptoms. Contacting a professional for help as soon as possible is an important part of the healing process.
Contact Legacy Spine and Sport today and we’ll help you schedule your first appointment.