Throughout my past few years of practice, some of the most common misconceptions I’ve heard surround chiropractic adjustments. Every day, I have someone come into my office who has a misconception about the chiropractic adjustment. Even if you google it, all you see are blogs by chiropractors that still don’t tell you the truth. So as a chiropractor, I’m here to set the record straight.

Most patients who walk into my office have already seen another provider for the issues they are dealing with. And the majority of them didn’t see any progress with their previous provider. This leads many of them to come into my office and tell me that they won’t do rehab because they’ve tried it and it didn’t work. I’m not saying I’m better than their last provider or that other chiropractors are bad. The whole purpose of this blog post is to highlight some of the more common reasons why rehab or conservative care hasn’t worked in the past and help patients prevent that from happening in the future.

When swinging a golf club there are several different mobility demands not only required to perform a proper golf swing but also to improve your performance and hit the ball further. One of the most common areas of focus is hip mobility.

Flare-ups are very common when recovering from pain or an injury. Unfortunately, the healing process isn’t a linear progression. Throughout that process, there are many ups and downs, but that’s okay! It’s easy for us to have a bad day and panic. This leads me to step 1.

When it comes to nutrition on the course, the average golfer tends to fall short. We often don’t eat enough if we eat anything at all. And we usually drink too many beers and not enough water. Now I get it, golf’s fun and sometimes a lot more fun and less aggravating when you’re drinking. If your goal is to go out there and just hang out with your friends and have a great time, then by all means, drink some beers and enjoy the day. But, if you want to improve your performance on the course, I have some tips for you.

A common injury I see in golfers and even weightlifters is golfer’s elbow.

What is golfer’s elbow?

It’s better known in the medical world as medial epicondylitis. Which is just a fancy way of saying inflammation of the inside part of your elbow.