If you feel that you have one leg longer than the other, then it is best to seek the help of the chiropractor.

Through using postural analysis IHR-CHIROPRAKTOR can establish if this is indeed the case, and if so whether the different leg lengths are innate or if there are functional reasons for their being so. Recognising which is the case is very important for further treatment!

If the different leg length is innate, this should NOT be compensated for using shoe insoles or heel extensions. The body can compensate for the inherent disparity itself and adjust to the leg length difference – without causing discomfort. There are exceptions and in the case of an innate leg difference, the disparity can always lead to compensatory blockages. These blockages or misalignments can be corrected using chiropractic treatments. The complaint and associated pain can thus be minimised.

If the difference in leg length is caused by a pelvic obliquity (functional difference in length). This should also NOT be compensated by the use of insoles or extensions. This kind of compensation would support the pelvic obliquity even more, resulting in more misalignments in the entire musculoskeletal system (a domino effect). These misalignments would in turn lead to maladjustment and ultimately to postural malpositioning – a painful vicious circle.

Pelvic obliquity can be treated very effectively with chiropractic adjustment. The complaints are resolved and the difference in leg length can be rectified.

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