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      • Dormire prono e il rachide cervicale
      • La perdita della fisiologica lordosi cervicale
      • COLPO DI FRUSTA - Trauma Cervicale
      • MAL DI TESTA
      • DOLORE MUSCOLARE DA PUNTI TRIGGER - Mal di testa, collo, spalla, dorso, braccio, gomito, polso, mano
      • L'Ernia del Disco Cervicale
      • Dolori alla spalla, al braccio, al gomito, al polso e alla mano dal rachide cervicale?
      • Mielopatia meccanica cervicale, di cosa si tratta?
      • Dolore di irritazione meccanica del sacco durale cervicale.
    • RACHIDE LOMBARE - Mal di schiena, bacino, natica, gamba, ginocchio, polpaccio, caviglia, piede >
      • DOLORE MUSCOLARE DA PUNTI TRIGGER - Mal di schiena, bacino, natica, gamba, ginocchio, polpaccio, cavigila, piede
      • Ernia del Disco Lombare
      • Dolore di irritazione meccanica del sacco durale lombare.
    • La sindrome della gamba corta.
    • Sindrome del Piriforme - la gamba corta - il bacino ruotato
    • Colpo della strega: come succedere
    • Debolezza muscolare e disabilità
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      • MUSCLE PAIN FROM TRIGGER POINTS - Back, pelvis, hip, leg, knee, calf, ankle, foot
      • Lumbar disc hernia
      • Pain from mechanical irritation of the lumbar dural sac
    • Piriformis syndrome - the short leg - pelvic torsion
    • The short leg syndrome
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                                                           The short leg syndrome

the short leg syndromeNote the torsion of the pelvis because of the short leg. True or functional? Note the imbalance of muscle tension.
There are two types of discrepancy in the length of the leg. True and functional. Both types are the "short leg syndrome." The treatment indicated depends on which of the two types are present. But, could you have a combination of both types?
                          The true short leg
A true discrepancy in the length of the leg is caused by the fact that one of the legs does not grow enough or that one of the legs grows too quickly. When the legs are measured from a fixed point of the body to another fixed point, there is a difference in measurement. The problem exists when one of the bones of one leg is shorter than the corresponding bone of the other leg. The true short leg could require a lift to reduce mechanical dysfunction and eventual pathology.
                       The functional short leg
A functional discrepancy in leg length does not involve legs of unequal lengths. This type of short leg syndrome have an underlying neurophysiological and biomechanical cause. While in the legs - when measured from a fixed point - they are the same size - when measured from a lying position - will result in one leg shorter than the other. You might notice this thing in the hem of a dress that looks shorter on one side or a pant leg that seems longer. This is often caused by a torsion of the pelvis which is a compensation caused by a problem there at the pelvis or at a distantance, such as an ankle, or the cervical spine.
                          The concequences
The short leg syndrome has consequences. There is a loss of normal function. This disturbed physiological equilibrium begins a slow pernicious pathology, a series of continuous adaptation with chronic irritation of the nerves, muscles and articular tissue within the locomotor system. To make the concept easier to understand one must consider what happens to a car that is driven "out of alignment". What happens when your body is operated out of alignment? The page, A LAST RESORT explains the global context of this common problem.
                               Solutions
A functional discrepancy in leg length is handled by treating loss of neurophysiological and biomechanical equilibrium by manipulation while a real discrepancy in leg length may require a lift. Manipulation can also be used to relieve the pain caused by a real discrepancy in length while the body is adapting to the insertion of a lift. Overall, you have need a correct diagnosis to receive the correct treatment.


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  • ARTICOLI
    • DOLORE...é un avviso...
    • BAMBINI - trauma al parto...è possibile?
    • RACHIDE CERVICALE - Mal di testa, collo, spalla, dorso, braccio, gomito, polso, mano >
      • Postura - La testa in avanti
      • Dormire prono e il rachide cervicale
      • La perdita della fisiologica lordosi cervicale
      • COLPO DI FRUSTA - Trauma Cervicale
      • MAL DI TESTA
      • DOLORE MUSCOLARE DA PUNTI TRIGGER - Mal di testa, collo, spalla, dorso, braccio, gomito, polso, mano
      • L'Ernia del Disco Cervicale
      • Dolori alla spalla, al braccio, al gomito, al polso e alla mano dal rachide cervicale?
      • Mielopatia meccanica cervicale, di cosa si tratta?
      • Dolore di irritazione meccanica del sacco durale cervicale.
    • RACHIDE LOMBARE - Mal di schiena, bacino, natica, gamba, ginocchio, polpaccio, caviglia, piede >
      • DOLORE MUSCOLARE DA PUNTI TRIGGER - Mal di schiena, bacino, natica, gamba, ginocchio, polpaccio, cavigila, piede
      • Ernia del Disco Lombare
      • Dolore di irritazione meccanica del sacco durale lombare.
    • La sindrome della gamba corta.
    • Sindrome del Piriforme - la gamba corta - il bacino ruotato
    • Colpo della strega: come succedere
    • Debolezza muscolare e disabilità
  • TESTIMONIANZE
    • CURA IN TRE FASI
    • LA RICADUTA
  • DOVE SONO
  • CONTATTI
  • COSA È SUCCESSO
    • RIFLESSI NEUROMUSCOLARI PER PAZIENTI
    • RIFLESSI NEUROMUSCOLARI PER LO SPORT
    • RESPIRAZIONE DIAFRAMMATICA
    • TERRA DIATOMACEA
    • ESERCIZI PER PIEDI
    • AUTOTERAPIA PER LO STRESS
  • HOME
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  • WHO I AM
    • BLOG... odds and ends
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    • WHAT WE TREAT
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  • ARTICLES
    • PAIN...is a warning...
    • CERVICAL SPINE - Headache, pain in the neck, shoulder, thoracic cage, arm, elbow, wrist, hand >
      • Loss of cervical lordosis
      • WHIPLASH - cervical trauma
      • HEADACHE
      • MUSCLE PAIN FROM TRIGGER POINTS - Headache, neck, shoulders, thoracic cage, arms, elbows, wrists, hands
      • Cervical disc hernia
      • Pain at the shoulder, arm, elbow, wrist, hand, from the cervical spine?
      • Mechanical myelopathy of the cervical spine, what is it?
      • Pain from mechanical irritation of the cervical dural sac
    • LUMBAR SPINE - Pain in the back, pelvis, hip, leg, knee, calf, ankle, foot >
      • MUSCLE PAIN FROM TRIGGER POINTS - Back, pelvis, hip, leg, knee, calf, ankle, foot
      • Lumbar disc hernia
      • Pain from mechanical irritation of the lumbar dural sac
    • Piriformis syndrome - the short leg - pelvic torsion
    • The short leg syndrome
  • TESTIMONIALS
    • THE CURE IN THREE PHASES
    • THE RELAPSE
  • DIRECTIONS
  • CONTACT
  • WHAT IS HAPPENING
    • Oak Hill