AN ADJUSTMENT IN YOUR GOLF GAME

Neck and Shoulder Pain from Golfing

Chiropractic care is standard for many pro golfers and increasingly for many Senior Golfers as well. Professional golfer Lori West attributes the reason she’s playing today to chiropractic. Nearly two decades ago, she began visiting a chiropractor for pain in her shoulders and neck. According to West, the care has infinitely improved her golf game.

A Good Golf Swing

The problem is that the golf swing, in and of itself, isn’t conducive to having a healthy back. To have a good swing you create tension in your spine. (This enables you to get good distance). The tension comes from the hips stopping and the shoulders continuing to rotate. Basically, you make a coil. You’re uncoiling when you start your downswing. Since that’s an awkward movement for your back, many golfers end up with lower back problems.

Chiropractic advice and Stretches for Golfers:

     • Before your game, do some
        basic stretches.
        Stretch out hamstrings and
        groin area.
     • Put a club across your
        shoulders and lean left
        and right.
     • Get in a position of where
        you would be in a swing
        and bend left and right.
     • Grab a club behind your
        back and raise it up,
        stretching your
        shoulder muscles.
     • Grab the club backwards –
        so if you normally swing
        right-handed, you’d grab it
        like you’d be swinging
        left-handed — and take 10 practice swings that way. You’re
        stretching different muscles and it will help you loosen up
        considerably.
     • Do neck stretches. Stiff neck muscles inhibit the rest of the body
        from turning freely.

Flexibility and Golf

Anything that helps your flexibility eventually helps with your game. As you get older, your swing naturally shortens since the muscles aren’t as supple. During the winter, work on stretching the muscles of the arms, shoulders and back. Flexibility is very important for older golfers.

Improved Balance for Golf
Also, you have to have good balance if you want to hit the golf ball consistently. A healthy spine is paramount to proper balance and posture. Improve your balance and you’ll improve your consistency. In needed, orthotic stabilizers for your shoes can help improve balance so your swing is better.

Chiropractors care for your body as a whole, not just the back. So if your golf game is feeling out of sync, chiropractic may be just the very adjustment that your body and game needs!

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