How to Improve Your Golf Game and Reduce Injuries

Golf strains the hands, wrists, elbows, knees & back.

The Injury Reality

No matter what condition you are in, or the way you swing when you play, you will be straining and causing trauma to your hands, wrists, elbows, knees and back.

60 percent of all golfers will suffer at least one serious golf-related back injury over their playing years. Most of those injuries will occur to golfers over 50. The most common injury location is the lower back.  Even without severe injury, 4 out of 5 golfers report low back pain after playing.

Injury Potential:

· 18 holes, with an average of 5 strokes per hole = 90 strokes.

· Add 2 practice swings per strike = 270 swings per round!

· That’s 270 possible traumas or strains each round!

Golf, being a unilateral sport, increases the chances of injury significantly. There are 3 basic types of injuries that  occur while playing golf:

1. Sprains

2. Strains

3. Blockages

Tips To Reduce Injuries

Pre-Game Warm Up   Only half of all golfers surveyed do any warm-up at all.  None of the golfers surveyed did any aerobics before playing.  Most do only a few “practice swings.” Only 1 in 10 do stretches

Aerobic Warm Up

5 minutes of aerobic exercise:

       Running in place

       Brisk walk around the parking lot

       Jumping jacks

Stretching Warm Up

10 minutes of stretches

        Neck range of motion

        Upper chest & back

        Side to side back

        Toe touch

        Lunges

To prevent injury, do 20 minutes of practice swings:

       Wedge to woods

       Half swing to full

       Think smooth contact, not distance

Your Golf Swing

 There are two types of swings:

The Modern & The Classic

The Modern swing has you address the ball with the ball more towards the middle of your stance. You swing the club using the torso to turn over your hips. This creates the  X-Factor: The coiling of the torso over the hips causing a strong torque in the lumbar spine!  In the Modern swing, your finish is in a reversed letter C posture.  Most pros use this method. However, because of the torque forces, it is the most destructive to the joints of the body.

The other swing is called the Classic swing. In this swing the hips and shoulders turn equally in the backswing and the follow-through.  The finish position is much straighter, not as twisted as in the Modern swing, and you end in a more upright or straight posture with less torque!

For the amateur golfer, I recommend the Classic swing. Remember: without proper warm up – even with this swing – you can still get injured.

It is estimated that over 30 million Americans suffer from some sort of chronic pain due to back and neck problems, headaches, arthritis and other medical conditions.

Acupuncture is a relatively low cost method of treating chronic pain that is gaining popularity in the United States.

It’s a natural healing process that improves body function. Acupuncture is based on the fact that the body needs the proper flow of blood to the organs and the tissues to be well.

If you tried to water a garden with a hose that had a kink or blockage that prevented water from getting through, then the plants in that garden would die. That vital flow of water could not reach the plants. In the same way, if there is a block in the flow of blood to areas of injury in your body, removing the block would allow the blood to return and help healing to occur.

Acupuncturist Sylvie Morin , Doctor of Oriental Medicine is trained to determine where the blood stagnation or blockages can occur. Acupuncture is a method of encouraging the body to promote natural healing and improve function. This is done by inserting sterilized, stainless-steel needles (that are as fine as a human hair) into specific points located near or on the surface of the skin which have the ability to remove the blocks and allow healing and pain relief to occur.

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Autism: The Spectrum Disorder

What Is Autism?

Autism is the term given to a set of developmental abnormalities characterized by an inability to construct sentences, pay attention, engage in conversation and demonstrate normal social skills. Autism has been labeled as a “Spectrum Disorder” meaning it has many different manifestations and symptoms that, although different, fall under the same category – Autism. It is such a broad diagnosis that it can include people with high IQs and mental retardation. People with autism can be chatty or silent, affectionate or cold, methodical or disorganized. According to the CDC, autism has reached epidemic proportions in the U.S. while other countries seem to have been able to avoid this health crisis. Autism is now diagnosed in 1 out of 110 American children and this number is increasing. 

Why does it happen?

A vital fact for you to know is that we live in a highly toxic world. There are 82,000 chemicals in our water, food and air. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has only tested 22,000 of them as to their harmful effects.



A recent study in 2006 found the placenta of newborn children contained 280 chemicals; 180 that cause cancer, 217 that cause neurological damage, and 208 that cause birth defects. These infants received these chemicals through their mother’s blood.

Growing research indicates toxic chemicals could be one of the triggers of autism.

A new study published May 15, 2007 in the Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health by Drs. Mark and David Geier, both leading advocates for mercury-free vaccines, clearly suggests that there is a direct causal link between mercury exposure from Thimerosal-preserved vaccines and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Thimerosal (49.55% mercury by weight) is a highly toxic mercury compound used as a preservative in some over-the-counter and prescription drugs, including most flu shots given to pregnant women, infants, children, adults, and the elderly.

Another cause of autism and other health problems involves the blockage of proper blood flow due to trauma.

How can it be cured?

There are two solutions available, not only regarding autism, but to improve your overall general health. The first is detoxifying the body of toxic heavy metals and the second is improving neurological function.

There are two ways to remove toxic chemicals from your body. The first method is to do a nutritional cleansing program designed to replace harmful chemicals with the trace minerals your body needs. The second method is to use what is called a chelating agent to eliminate harmful chemicals. Chelation is a process used to extract heavy metals from the body using a chelating agent. Chelating agents are substances that, by their structure, attach to heavy metals, combine with them, and are then removed from the body in your urine and feces.

The Chinese discovered that cuts, physical or mental trauma and even things as common as dental work can cause blocks in the flow of blood to organs, glands and tissues of the body causing them to malfunction. Acupuncture is a system of healing designed to remove blockages in the flow of blood. An Acupuncturist works to restore the proper flow of blood necessary to improve bodily functions.

The FREE Gift is the opportunity to receive, free of charge, a wellness consultation for you and your child. 

The consultation will help us find what has potentially lead to the autistic symptoms in your child and any other health problems you or they may have. 

Bodies break down because of injury or abuse from chemical toxins. If we can find out from you and your child’s history why your health has been lost, we can plan a way to recover it.

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