| Golf is a sport played by almost any country in the | | | | good golf swing because it is the only contact you |
| world, and though it is quite extravagant to maintain, | | | | have with the golf club and with the ball, proper |
| teenagers and adults spend time and money for the | | | | shoulder and arm positioning determines how well you |
| love of the game. | | | | can hit the ball. Additionally, stunting good balance |
| So how do golf and chiropractic science go together? | | | | must begin here. This gets you ready for a great golf |
| Do they have a connection? A lot, actually. Golf | | | | swing. The swing takes a lot of focus and |
| involves almost all the joints in the body - pelvis, mid | | | | concentration to get the precision needed. Most |
| and lower back, and the neck - the spine. And in the | | | | importantly, the golfer should have the proper |
| event that one part of that "breaks" or weakens, | | | | posture and body mechanics, and a significantly |
| the other parts need to make up for the broken | | | | aligned spine to execute the best swing. Ultimately, |
| part, just like the hinges of a door. If that part has | | | | golf requires an athletic motion and position to be |
| been left unfixed and unable to do its job, the others | | | | able to hit a perfect shot. And having an aligned back |
| will then have to work harder, and eventually wear | | | | is definitely the first step to achieving this. |
| faster than expected. If the mid-back, for instance, | | | | Chiropractors are trained to manage and perform |
| weakens, and is left without being managed or | | | | spinal manipulations and adjustments to prevent |
| improved, then pain and degeneration occurs, making | | | | misalignment. With spinal adjustments, vertebral |
| it difficult to perform the usual and normal | | | | subluxation is decreased and pain eliminated, in turn |
| movements necessary for the sport. This is why | | | | increasing strength, power, and precision - attributes |
| chiropractic care is vital and should be part and parcel | | | | that a golf enthusiast must posses. Keeping his body |
| of every golfer's career. | | | | in shape, particularly his spine, should be a top priority |
| Golf involves a number of techniques. These include | | | | of every golfer's list. It is a chiropractor's mission to |
| the golf grip, golf swing, golf follow-through, and | | | | fix that broken hinge, or better yet, to prevent that |
| putting. The golf grip is the best determinant for a | | | | hinge from breaking in the first place. |