The following post is mostly a transcript for the video, so feel free to watch the video, the only difference in the written part is I’m going to show you how to test/re-test to see if you get improvement, and show you how limitations in the testing motion can affect your swing. If you have…
Category: Shoulder Pain
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Science of the Swing
It is not the intention of this article to convince you to change your swing. This is also not a guide on technique – that’s for you and your golf instructor to iron out. Instead I will be diving into the science of components of your swing that I believe almost anyone can improve simply…
Checking My Swing Vitals?
Prior to takeoff, you may be aware of the fact that every pilot must go through an extensive checklist. On the list, are critical requirements that the plane needs to meet in order to fly. Without going through the entire checklist, the plane doesn’t take off. Period. Likewise, our doctors take us through a checklist…
Core Stability 101
“How should I strengthen my core?” The question everyone is asking… Very briefly – let’ deconstruct the question. Why is everyone looking for a strong core? While 6 pack abs are a nice, I believe most people are asking this question as the result of an injury. Either past, present, or future… In other words,…
Why You Feel Stiff When You Golf, and How To Fix It (hint: it’s not your age)
I would ask anyone who is reading this article, regardless of age, to please have an open mind to what I’m about to teach you. It could literally add years to your golfing life, as well as help you improve your game to degrees you never thought possible. As a physical therapist, one of the…
Mechanism of Injury: Part III (Finding The Problem)
So far we’ve learned that the body is injured as a result of sustained and/or repeated submaximal loads. These submaximal “applied loads” are higher, if your body isn’t moving with proper form, or if it’s in a poor posture position. When the applied loads are higher, the amount of time it takes for the tissue…
Mechanism of Injury: Part II (Movement)
Alright, let’s rinse the bad taste of talking about posture out of our mouths and talk about the next, equally important element. Micro-failures… Micro-failures occur as a result of motor control dysfunction (faulty movement patterns). To give you a visual understanding, here’s another graph! In this graph, you will see the same, submaximal loading, repeated…
Mechanism of Injury: Part I (Posture)
In the next 3 articles, I’m going to speak about the mechanism of injury from the perspective of the spine, but take note: The content that follows describes the mechanism for injury of all muscles, tendons, ligaments, and bones of the body – here-on referred to as tissues. Now is a good time to mention,…
Should You Be Relying On X-Rays and MRIs For A Diagnosis?
For this post, I want to give you a little sneak peak into my book Misdiagnosed and Misunderstood. One of the most important topics that I discuss is the over-use of imaging (i.e., X-rays, MRIs, etc) when trying to diagnose pain. In this post, I’ll talk about what imaging is good for, what it is…
One of My Favorite Warm-Ups Before Golf
I really like to use this drill personally to help warm my shoulders up and make sure that they both say stable, but also mobile while golfing and boxing. This is something that I’ve started to give to my golfers and it’s worked beautifully for them. So I figured I would share it with you guys today.