Intermittent claudication and sciatics are leg pains having many beginnings like disc herniation and spinal stenosis. Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc’s chiropractic care offers a stalwart treatment plan for your leg pain relief, but we’ll also discuss the crucial role of exercise to relieve and manage your leg pain. We’re a team with the same goal: pain relief and prevention!

Sciatica – Leg Pain Due to Disc Herniation

Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc knows you wouldn't think it, but exercising when you hurt helps. It really does! In people with leg pain due to a disc herniation, researchers find that patients who exercise get greater strength and flexibility and tell of less pain. (1) Really!

Now, one study puts forward isometric exercise – exercising against resistance - at day 14 after leg pain outbreak. (1) Don’t be surprised if Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc gets you started sooner with exercise. This passes some of the management to you. (Of course, don’t start any exercise until we talk to you about it!) But you can help yourself, and we want to help you do that. Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc is here as your ally in healing as well as the hindrance of future back pain as well as related leg pain. It’s your body and back ultimately!

Intermittent Claudication – Leg Pain Due to Peripheral Artery Disease or Spinal Stenosis 

Intermittent claudication cramps not just your legs, but also your Fort Wayne lifestyle! To improve walking, walking is recommended. We know, it’s obvious, but it works. But resistance training and weight lifting may also help enhance walking. (2) The design of these exercise options is the same: get the blood flowing!

Oh how often we hear that at Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc! We comprehend that and feel for you. However, we have advice, a research-based suggestion no less! If you are in too much pain, think about exercising in the water. Researchers note that water exercise is less stressful on muscles. Not too surprising, but they documented it! So begin with aquatic back exercises and move to land as you feel less pain and strengthen your muscles. (3) Check out the Fort Wayne pools near you. You’ll be glad you did!

Review these reference articles about the perks of exercise for leg pain relief. Chat with Cox Chiropractic Medicine Inc about the exercises appropriate for you, then try some water-based exercise and build up to doing them on land or the exercise ball.

We anticipate seeing your progress with Fort Wayne's chiropractic treatment and exercise!