Adjustments To Your Golf Game
Golf has become a big part of life for many Bellevue residents, as has their chiropractic care to keep in golf shape. The same is true for many professional golfers in todays game. Professional golfer Lori West attributes the reason she's playing today to chiropractic. Almost 20 years ago, she visited a chiropractor for her shoulders and neck. West commented that the care improved her golf game infinitely.
As you look at the golf swing, in and of itself, it is quite hard on the back. As you work to perfect your swing it puts a tremendous amount of strain on your spine. This strain comes because as you swing through the golf ball, the hips stop at one point while your shoulders continue to rotate. As a Bellevue chiropractor I see this all the time in my golfing patients. The result is back pain.
Here is some advice for your golf game. Always spend plenty of time stretching before any golf activity, warming up your hips and shoulders. A great warm up is to put a club across your shoulders and bend in each direction, forward, back and side to side. Raise a club above your head and gently pull back to loosen the shoulders. Get into your swing stance, and then switch to your opposite grip (ie. left hand if you are a righty and right hand if you are a lefty) and take some practice swings. Do some gentle neck rolls and stretch's. This helps to mobilize the shoulder girdle and take pressure off of the shoulders. Flexibility is the most important aspect of a golf game.
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. If 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!
As you look at the golf swing, in and of itself, it is quite hard on the back. As you work to perfect your swing it puts a tremendous amount of strain on your spine. This strain comes because as you swing through the golf ball, the hips stop at one point while your shoulders continue to rotate. As a Bellevue chiropractor I see this all the time in my golfing patients. The result is back pain.
Here is some advice for your golf game. Always spend plenty of time stretching before any golf activity, warming up your hips and shoulders. A great warm up is to put a club across your shoulders and bend in each direction, forward, back and side to side. Raise a club above your head and gently pull back to loosen the shoulders. Get into your swing stance, and then switch to your opposite grip (ie. left hand if you are a righty and right hand if you are a lefty) and take some practice swings. Do some gentle neck rolls and stretch's. This helps to mobilize the shoulder girdle and take pressure off of the shoulders. Flexibility is the most important aspect of a golf game.
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. If 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!
About the Author:
Dr. Weir is a Bellevue chiropractor and the treating physician at Back in Action Chiropractic Center. To schedule a consultation with Dr. Weir simply call his office at 425-635-0495.