Having one leg longer than the other is a relatively common occurrence. 3 || Showing a strong preference for a specific posture or position, seldom moving out of a specific position (e.g. reverse lunges, single leg hip thrusts, and pistols for the lower body and one arm bench presses, dumbbell rows, and one arm push presses for the upper body) start with the stronger limb first. While in some cases, one leg may actually be longer than the other, most cases of leg length discrepancy are caused by a muscle imbalance. When doctors and chiropractors diagnose you with leg length discrepancy, most often itâs because youâre hiking one hip up higher than the other. âSwollen legs are often a ⦠If one is higher than the other then you have a curve in your lower spine from leaning on one side in your normal stance. Itâs common for us to have a favourite leg we lead off with or a leg we tend to lean more on when we stand. Don't worry -- it's probably not noticeable, or someone would have told you by now. Other one was smaller and not as round as the other one. If one side of your body is stronger than the other, it generally means that side is also a little bit bigger. I went to see a physictherapist who told me that the smaller glute actually had the bigger muscle in it. If both legs are swollen, one leg sometimes swells more than the other so that it is difficult to notice the swelling in the leg that is less affected. Your spine twists to the right or left side. Muscles are imbalanced; Movement is abnormal. This can be caused by flat feet as well, where one foot is flatter than the other causing you to subconsciously apply more weight to the leg with a ⦠2 || Preferring to turn head to one side more than the other. If you play a sport, you may favour one leg/glute over the other for performing the brunt of the work without you being conscious of it. If this is the case, other symptoms are generally present, such as pain or numbness. Minor discrepancies often cause no symptoms or problems. But if it happens more often, lasts longer, affects just one leg or teams up with other symptoms, itâs a wise idea to let a healthcare provider weigh in. Standing up, one of your hips is higher and one lower. Lying down, one of your legs is longer and the other shorter. For older adults, walking, standing up from a chair, turning, and leaning are necessary for independent mobility. head tilted to one side, head turned to one side, arched back, or back arched to the side) 4 || Flattening of the back or side of head The truth is that while itâs certainly possible to have one leg longer than the other, the odds of your leg length discrepancy being significant enough to cause you pain are extremely small. 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