SUPINE LEG CHECK

A supine leg check is performed as part of the chiropractic examination. When the atlas goes out of place, many times one leg becomes shorter than the other.  The does not happen because one leg is long, it occures because the muscles on one side of the back contract more than the other. Many of these muscles attach to the pelvis causing one side to be pulled up more. This causes one leg to appear shorter. The presence of a short leg is one sign that a person is subluxated.  After the first upper cervical correction, 95% of our patients legs level out allowing even ankle, knee and hip weight distribution.