The objective of the golfer is to be as consistent as possible with a common goal of great shots and low scores. To do this, golfers will spend countless hours at the driving range, spend thousands on golf equipment and lessons only to be frustrated by a round filled with Poor Hits, Bogey's, Fatigue and Pain.

Why? Because the most important lesson and training aid has been overlooked. That missing link is a Healthy and Physically Fit Body!

It is important to understand that your body functions best when it is properly aligned with normal muscle tension and free of any injury. There are many factors that affect your ability to function at its best. Some of these factors are:

• Trauma and Stress
• Improper lifting and bending
• Poor Posture
• Sport and Personal injuries
• Poor nutrition
• Restless sleep and lack of rest

These factors cause abnormal musculoskeletal function that will affect a golfers flexibility, balance, strength and ability to recover from a round of golf. This will lead to:

• Further stiffness
• More pain
• More physical and emotional stress
• Restless sleep
• Increased risk of re-injury
• Less time on the course

What you learn from Dr. DeSalvo and associated golf professionals is the importance of:

• Physically Fit Body
• Off-course conditioning
• On-course conditioning
• How the Myokinesthetic System can help you recover from injuries, new and old.
• How Chiropractic care can improve your function and enhance your golf game.

Golf professionals all over the world utilize chiropractors to enhance their golf game.

• The Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ reported a story about professional golfers using chiropractic on a regular basis. Dr. Tom La Fountain is a chiropractor who travels with the PGA tour and regularly provides chiropractic to the pros. Dr. La Fountain reports that up to 85 percent of the injuries on the PGA Tour and Senior Tour relate to the spine, and about 70 to 75 percent of those golfers receive regular chiropractic care.
• The August 21, 2000 issue of the Salt Lake Tribune reported that senior pro golfer, Doug Tewell was delayed entering the Senior PGA tour due to spinal problems. Tewell injured his back while playing a round of golf with his son in Oklahoma. The injury kept him in bed for three days and required the use of a walker for two weeks. On the recomendation of fellow pro Bob Tway, Tewell decided to see a chiropractor. His comments in the Tribune article summed up his reactions, "the most incredible thing, just a few little jerks," Tewell said. "I thought I had met Oral Roberts."
• Professional women golfers also utilize chiropractic. Dr. David E. Stude, a chiropractor and associate professor and faculty clinician at Northwestern Health Sciences University, lectures across the country with Lisa Masters, an LPGA golf pro, emphasizing the importance of chiropractic care for golfers. Dr. Stude states, "Normally, each vertebra in the spine moves independently a certain number of degrees when our whole body is involved in an activity. If that is not happening, for example, if two or more segments move as a whole unit, rather than moving independently, it can lead to one kind of vertebral mechanical dysfunction."

A proper examination is key to identifying the cause of the golfers new or old injury.

Dr. DeSalvo performs an examination that links the patient's posture to muscle imbalance and spinal/extremity misalignment. This close examination will help the patient understand why they hurt, why they are so stiff, where the cause may be and how to recover with a combination of the Myokinesthetic System and gentle chiropractic care.

Dr. DeSalvo will take the necessary time to during consultation and examination. The patient undergoes a variety of different tests including:

• Postural examination
• Orthopedic, Neurologic muscle strength testing
• Chiropractic biomechanical evaluation
• Flexibility testing
• Strength and Balance testing

Your swing is only as good as your physical abilities will allow.

Schedule an appointment today for your first evaluation to discover how you can improve your game and your lifestyle.

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