Have you at any point asked why such countless golf players have bad backs? Golf is one of America's favorite pastimes. Many find the game relaxing and therapeutic, to others is the wellspring of there ceaseless pain. The twisting and bending movements of the typical golf swing impact the spine in ways that most chiropractors cringe about. If you take a gander at the typical golf magazine they will say that the ideal structure is an opposite C. Having your spine arched backwards to get the full back swing may look good on paper, but it puts a gigantic amount of power on your lower back and back joints. This is the most well-known injury that we see related to golf lower back pain and result in sciatic pain.

I might want to share a story with you about a patient who came into my office with a rather typical issue that may sound familiar to a ton of you. Mr. Jones is about 72 years old, he is resigned salesman and his general state of health is fair. He is slightly fat; he is also suffering from gentle arthritis. When Mr. Jones previously came into our office he stated that he typically gravitated toward traditional western medicine and stated that his wife made him go to our office for an evaluation.

When he previously arrived in our office, he stated that was unable to play golf because of his back pain and sciatica. He wasn't able to swing the club and walking even from the golf cart to the green, he had to utilize his golf club as a cane! Incidentally, this typically is what motivates most golf players to get treatment-when they can't play golf anymore. Mr. Jones further stated that he was unable to rest around evening time because of the pain and it was impacting his life where he was unable to go to the mall with his wife and walk around because of the pain and it was getting frustrating for him. He stated "he had went to his medical specialist who gave him muscle relaxants and pain pills and he stated that the pain pills temporarily helped, but when they wore off, he was in more pain than any other time". Mr. Jones further stated that he had not been to a chiropractor before. When he originally came to our office, he had mixed audits from a portion of his companions, some got excellent outcomes and some other individuals didn't get results. He also stated that his medical specialist alluded him to a neurologist who performed many tests and advised him to do physical therapy which he did, with no help. The neurologist was also talking about a medical procedure and he was not excited with that recommendation so he and his wife chose to look for a different sort of care.

He stated that he expected chiropractic care to assist him with playing golf again. We evaluated Mr. Jones and after a total neurological and muscular evaluation, determined that he had a pinched nerve that was causing his pain. We would require a progression of conservative treatments consisting of spinal manipulative therapy together with Class IV laser therapy. He was also advised to utilize ice at home. Initially his treatment program was three time seven days for approximately a month.

After the principal visit Mr. Jones stated that he improved and after his fifth or sixth visit he had almost no pain. He stated that at that point he was able to get off all his pain executioners and muscle relaxants. After his first seven day stretch of care, when the pain was more manageable, we began a light stretching exercise routine followed by isometric exercises and then advanced to resistance training, specifically geared toward golf. During Mr. Jones second seven day stretch of treatment, we agreed that that he could begin to swing his club gradually in the yard and if that felt comfortable he could go to the driving range and hit a few balls. He felt great about this as he was anxious to get back on the course. After three weeks Mr. Jones was able to play golf without pain and his sleeping pattern was back to normal and he was able to take that walk in the mall with his wife, which made her happy.

Quite possibly the most well-known things I hear from patient is "why did I wait so long?" Mr. Jones was surprised and addressed why his medical specialist didn't send him here sooner. I told Mr. Jones that some allopaths are more steady than others in referring to chiropractors. I explained to him that chiropractic was the best place to start with an injury like his as it is the most conservative treatment and there is no results to it and if the individual doesn't get the appropriate outcomes to attempt more aggressive treatment like medication, injections or as a last retreat a medical procedure. Mr. Jones is currently a raving fan and he said "I can't trust I feel so good! I have more range of movement in my back which allows me to have a superior back swing and finish. It has even taken a couple of strokes off my game!"

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