Care for Low Back and Hip Pain in Mankato
Over time, prolonged sitting, our lack of movement, poor lifting techniques, repetitive stress, and old injuries can lead to weak and imbalanced muscles. The result of these habits and lifestyle choices can add up over the years, leading to lower back and hip pain and discomfort. If this sounds familiar, Dr. Rignell is here to help.
Joint restrictions in the lumbar spine and pelvis are a direct cause of lower back pain. He will use various approaches for his patients at Rignell Family Chiropractic to improve their mobility and reduce their pain, including the Prone-Specific technique, for a gentle approach that leads to lasting results.
How Chiropractic Addresses Your Condition
The hips and lower back work together during movement. When hip mobility is limited, the lower back compensates and vice versa. The nerves in the lower back are the same ones that control the hip joint and associated muscles. Pelvic alignment also plays a crucial role in hip pain and function.
Improving your hip function through chiropractic care often reduces lower back pain. Because your core muscles stabilize your spine, our chiropractor will also provide you with targeted strategies to strengthen your core for sustained relief and improved function.
Understanding Our Approach to Care
We use a variety of chiropractic techniques to address any dysfunction, including:
- Prone-Specific: An extremely gentle approach, changing the way our patients receive care.
- Gonstead: A precise approach to adjusting the spine and the pelvis.
- Activator®: A tool that uses a very gentle pulse to manually correct misalignments, perfect for infants and seniors.
- Intersegmental Traction Table: Appropriate for some patients, they are positioned face-up while motorized rollers beneath the table surface move along the spine.
Based on your symptoms and individual needs, he will find the best fit for getting you on the path toward healing.
Offering Patient Education to Improve Daily Habits
We find the biggest contributors to lower back pain to be prolonged sitting, lack of movement, and a sedentary lifestyle. As a result of our daily habits, our bodies create poor movement patterns.
Small, consistent changes in your routine can make a difference. During visits to our practice, we’ll help identify habits that affect your comfort and suggest practical adjustments that fit your lifestyle. Small daily changes can make a big difference over time.
Finding Relief for Acute and Chronic Conditions
Every person’s experience is unique, and the timeline for relief varies based on your situation and how long you’ve had symptoms. Recent concerns often respond quickly compared with issues that have developed over months or years.
Dr. Rignell will assess your needs and tailor an approach to help you achieve results in an efficient time frame. We generally see excellent results for our patients with lower back and hip pain following chiropractic care.
Contact Our Practice Today
No one deserves to live with daily discomfort. Improve your mobility and your quality of life—contact us today to schedule an appointment.