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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