| Chiropractic care is standard for many pro golfers and | | | | swing right-handed, you'd grab it like you'd be swinging |
| increasingly for many Senior Golfers as well. | | | | left-handed- and take 10 practice swings that way. |
| Professional golfer Lori West attributes the reason | | | | You're stretching different muscles and it will help you |
| she's playing today to chiropractic. Nearly two | | | | loosen up considerably. |
| decades ago, she began visiting a chiropractor for pain | | | | Â- You can do neck stretches if it's tight. Stiff |
| in her shoulders and neck. According to West, the care | | | | neck muscles inhibit the rest of the body from turning |
| has infinitely improved her golf game. | | | | freely. |
| According to Dr. Travis Ruda, chiropractor and golf | | | | Â- Golfer's elbow is a painful condition in which |
| enthusiast, the golf swing in and of itself isn't conducive | | | | your arm bone becomes sore and tender. |
| to having a healthy back. To have a good swing you | | | | Chiropractors can adjust the over-rotated bone. |
| create tension in your spine. (this enables you to get | | | | Â- Orthodic stabilizers for your shoes can help |
| good distance). The tension comes from the hips | | | | improve balance so your swing is better. |
| stopping and the shoulders continuing to rotate. | | | | Â- Anything that helps your flexibility eventually |
| Basically, you make a coil. You're uncoiling when you | | | | helps with your game. As you get older, your swing |
| start your downswing. Since that's an awkward | | | | naturally shortens since the muscles aren't as supple. |
| movement for your back, many golfers end up with | | | | Flexibility is very important for older golfers. |
| lower back problems. | | | | Â- You have to have good balance if you want |
| Here's some chiropractic advice. | | | | to hit the golf ball consistently. A healthy spine is |
| Â- Before your game, do some basic stretches. | | | | paramount to proper balance and posture. Improve |
| Stretch out hamstrings and groin area. | | | | your balance and you'll improve your consistency. |
| Â- Put a club across your shoulders and lean left | | | | Â- During the winter, work on stretching the |
| and right. | | | | muscles of the arms, shoulders and back. |
| Â- Get in a position of where you would be in a | | | | Chiropractors care for your body structure overall, not |
| swing and bend left and right. | | | | just the back. So if your muscles are feeling out of |
| Â- Grab a club behind your back and raise it up, | | | | sync, chiropractic may be just the very adjustment |
| stretching your shoulder muscles. | | | | that your body and game needs! |
| Â- Grab the club backwards - so if you normally | | | | |