MD’s Find Uneven Leg Length Boosts Arthritis Risk

Findings presented recently at the American College of Rheumatology annual meeting in Washington, D.C. and reported by Reuter’s Health indicated that people whose legs are of uneven lengths are at increased odds for knee and hip osteoarthritis.

"Recognizing that leg length inequality has a significant association with hip and knee osteoarthritis opens the door to more studies on whether leg length variances might cause the development and progression of the disease," senior investigator Dr. Joanne M. Jordan.
“Studies to test whether correction of leg length inequality with orthotics or shoe lifts can prevent the onset of osteoarthritis, or its progression, would be a logical next step," Jordan said.

Whoa! Hold on. First, chiropractors are called names for using leg length inequality as an assessment and now the MD’s are doing it.

Second, instead of finding out what is causing one leg to be shorter than the other, the medical approach is to use a devise to make the legs artificially equal. What will the side effects of that become?

Thirdly, all conditions occur in a body that is not functioning properly. Could it be that leg length inequality is a result of structural spinal misalignment causing nervous system stress producing bodily malfunction as doctors of chiropractichave said all along? How many more years before the MD’s figure out we are right about that too?

The Bottom Line…The Bottom Line…The Bottom Line…

All functions in the human body are controlled and coordinated by the nervous system. Is the muscle imbalance contributing to the pelvic tilt associated with “the short leg syndrome” a result as well as a cause of nervous system interference? Of course. Is the osteoarthritis the MD’s found associated with uneven leg lengths a result of a malfunctioning body also? Of course again! Therefore, it is safe to say that having a properly functioning nervous system is primary!