Pain. Many patients present with a complaint of pain but few of them have any idea how pain begins and what is causing it. In this post I hope to give you a brief and thorough understanding of characteristics and qualities associated with pain. Sharp pain is typically described as a sudden, intense, and localized…
Do you look in the mirror and notice that one shoulder is higher than the other? When looking at yourself from the side do you notice a hump in your mid back or at the base of your neck? Do you feel or see a twist in your spine or notice you tend to “pop”…
Low Back Pain and Exercises When we address low back pain in our office a major component, along with the chiropractic adjustment, is rehabilitation exercises. Based on how acute the patient is when they present into the office we will put together a specific program based on our exam findings. I come from the philosophy…
Mid back pain is not one of the most common reasons why people come into our office, but it is none less important. Our mid back or thoracic spine tends to be more stable because we have the attachments of the ribs. But, having decreased thoracic mobility can certainly end up leading to neck and…
NECK PAIN One of the most common reasons people seek chiropractic care is neck pain. And this is something that we have had tremendous results in helping people with. As stated in one of my prior blog posts at any one time 10% of the world’s population is suffering with neck pain. I think over…
In our last Blog, we talked about some releases for our lats to help with any kind of restriction that might lead to the dreaded chicken wing swing fault, so what I want to talk about now is the squat test that we do in the TPI screening. So in the squat test, we’re looking…
Golf is hard enough without physical limitations. The “Chicken Wing” and the inability to shallow the club can come from problems with the shoulders and latissimus dorsi. I want to talk to you today about one of the screenings from the TPI protocol, the Titleist Performance Institute, and it’s the latissimus dorsi test. This is…
Longer Drivers and Lower Scores Last December I completed the Titleist Performance Institute Certification course. I have been an avid golf since my late teens. I was a decent golfer, able to shoot in the mid 80’s on a consistent basis. I lived about 5 minutes from a driving range and practiced quite a bit….
Tennis and Back Fitness Tennis, like golf, is an activity that requires a lot of twisting of the spine which is where the joints and discs are most vulnerable. It is because of this that we need to take extra care when putting together a fitness and care regimen that will keep up on the…
What about exercise and working out on a ketogenic diet? I was about one week into the ketogenic diet and I was continuing with my regular workout schedule although I was definitely feeling fatigued during my workouts. I remember one day we were doing a workout outside where we ran a lap around the pond…