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…
We are continuing with our golf theme. We are getting into fall golf weather, which I love. I love the summer, but sometimes it is a little tough to be out there on the golf course when it is 90 degrees and humid. A little tough to hold on to the golf club. What I…
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…
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….
+ …And I didn’t even have fun getting it! When we were young we had pain after doing something crazy, sports, something, something we could pin down as the source. Now we wake up in the morning and have pain “for no good reason”. You don’t know how many times I have heard “I didn’t…
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…
Oprah’s Favorite Things (AKA Dr. Kevin’s Favorite Things) I can’t say that I was a big Oprah watcher, but I always remember my beautiful wife Beth would love to what Oprah’s “Favorite Things” episode. “You get a toaster, and you get a toaster”! So maybe this should have been done prior to Christmas but here…
What a difference a day makes! Last week we were cursing this place and today we are rejoicing in its splendor! Thankfully we New Englanders have a short memory when it comes to the weather. So what do we do now? If you are like me, you get out to the range and start to…
This title doesn’t typically scream positivity for most people, but it is relevant to our topic today – MOVEMENT. We have done a great job over the years of engineering movement out of our lives. But here is the problem, if we don’t MOVE IT (our body) we will certainly LOST IT (our health). Interesting…