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An Adjustment In Your Golf Game

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Chiropractic care is standard for many pro golfers and increasingly for many Senior Golfers as well. Professional golfer Lori West attributes the reason she’s playing today to chiropractic. Nearly two decades ago, she began visiting a chiropractor for pain in her shoulders and neck. According to West, the care has infinitely improved her golf game.

The problem is that the golf swing, in and of itself, isn’t conducive to having a healthy back. To have a good swing you create tension in your spine. (This enables you to get good distance). The tension comes from the hips stopping and the shoulders continuing to rotate. Basically, you make a coil. You’re uncoiling when you start your downswing. Since that’s an awkward movement for your back, many golfers end up with lower back problems.

Here’s some chiropractic advice.
• Before your game, do some basic stretches. Stretch out hamstrings and groin area.
• Put a club across your shoulders and lean left and right.
• Get in a position of where you would be in a swing and bend left and right.
• Grab a club behind your back and raise it up, stretching your shoulder muscles.
• Grab the club backwards – so if you normally swing right-handed, you’d grab it like you’d be swinging left-handed- and take 10 practice swings that way. You’re stretching different muscles and it will help you loosen up considerably.

PRACTICAL MAGIC

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I see a chiropractor on a regular basis for chronic lower back and neck pain. After each session I feel great for awhile and then the pain returns. Is there anything else I can do to either minimize the reoccurrences or eliminate them completely?

In my opinion the best approach is to utilize what is called chiropractic nutrition. Chiropractic nutrition includes the use of whole food supplements to support the chiropractic adjustment and the tool for addressing the biochemical aspect of the subluxation.

The subluxation is the way the body speaks to us about its needs. Disturbances in function cause specific subluxations by way of the viscera-somatic reflex.

In a study published in the European Journal of Pain, July 2007, the researchers noted that referred visceral pain can be evoked experimentally by applying substances such as capsaicin  to the gut. The purpose of the study was to try to induce referred visceral pain from the small and large intestine. Patients with ileo-or colostomy were selected and in order to quantify the somato-visceral reflex response, the researchers utilized thermography and Laser Doppler flowmetry. The test revealed that all subjects experienced pain and referred pain.

Unfortunately, some chiropractors do not consider the visceral involvement as a source of back pain and just concentrate on the subluxation complex as the sole cause of the patient symptoms.

Therefore, the best recommendation is to find a chiropractor who utilizes whole food supplements vs. the most common synthetic vitamins as chronic visceral dysfunction and or overload will cause a persistent or recurring subluxation. The combination of chiropractic and nutrition is in my opinion your best bet for better health.

Chiropractic and the sacroiliac problem

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Q: Three months ago I developed back pain that radiated from the back of my hip into the back of my thigh and into the groin. I saw my doctor who prescribed different medications. In spite of all the medications, I was still having a lot of problems. I was referred for a MRI. The results were essentially negative. My doctor told me I had a bad strain and it would take longer to resolve.
Three months later I am still in pain. Can you tell me what I have and if chiropractic care might resolve the problem?

A: Without an examination it is difficult to exactly pin point your problem. However, it does sound like you have sacroiliac syndrome.

Q: What is sacroiliac syndrome?

A: It is a condition involving the sacroiliac joints. The typical symptoms are: back pain, buttocks, thigh, sciatic-like pain, difficulty sitting in one place and difficulty getting up from sitting position.

Q: What are the causes of sacroiliac syndrome?

A: Most common causes are an injury such as a direct fall on the buttocks, a motor vehicle accident and women are more at risk for developing sacroiliac joint problems later in life due to childbirth.

Q: Can chiropractic help with this condition?

A: Chiropractic has been very successful in treating this condition. Dr. Kirkaldy-Willis, an Emeritus Professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, stated that “The sacroiliac syndrome usually responds well to manipulation.”

Q: I have a fear of the bone popping. Does chiropractic offer other methods?

A: There are multiple non-force techniques such as the Koren Specific Technique, Torque Release Technique, Network Technique, activator etc. There is no twisting or popping of bones with the above mentioned methods.

GOT ACHES AND PAINS? GET AN EARFUL OF THIS

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Q: I have constant headaches for the last three years which are getting worse and interferes with my daily activities. My family doctor prescribed several medications, but nothing seems to work. I was referred to a local neurologist who ran multiple tests including a MRI but found no pathology. I was advised to try an acupuncturist, but I have a deathly fear of needles. As a last resort, I was referred to a pain clinic for medications and bio feed back. In spite of the use of narcotics, the intensity of the pain was only reduced by 30 percent. Can you suggest any other alternative care?

A: There are several alternative approaches which include non force chiropractic care, auriculotherapy which is a non-invasive alternative to acupuncture, Decompression therapy, Pain neutralization technique, and change of diet.

Q: I am afraid of someone twisting and popping my neck. What else can I do?

A: There are other chiropractic techniques such as Torque Release Technique that involves the use of an instrument to make the chiropractic adjustment. There is absolutely no twisting or popping. Auriculotherapy is another therapy to consider.

Q: What exactly is auriculotherapy?

A: Auriculotherapy is a simple, quick and harmless method of sending a low voltage electrical current through highly select points on the ear. Those points correspond to about 170 body sites from the tip of the head to the toes. The treatment is essentially painless. There are no needles involved.
Q: What is decompression therapy and how might this help my pain?

A: Decompression therapy is a clinically tested, FDA approved treatment for several conditions such as herniated disc in the neck and lower back, and for cervicogenic headaches.

Q: Would I have to continue with spinal decompression forever?

A: The treatment is not a treatment that you do forever. Once the treatment plan outlined by your doctor is completed and maximum recovery obtained, you are done. Regular chiropractic visits though can help you enjoy continued optimum health.

Q: What is pain neutralization technique?

A: This is a form of trigger point therapy using neurological reflex points, acupuncture channels (no needles) and a specific muscle technique for the purpose of pain relief. Some call this method “miraculous” as the long term suffering from pain begins to subside after the first treatment. I do want you to be aware that not everyone responds to one or more of the treatments listed, but many do.

ADHD AND CHIROPRACTIC

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ADHDQ: My son was diagnosed with ADHD and was given a medication. In checking the side effects of the drug I am very reluctant to administer it to my son. Can chiropractic care help my son with his condition?

A: Let me share with you a couple of published cases regarding chiropractic and ADHD.

Kevin’s story: When Kevin was 3 he was diagnosed as having ADHD. His parents agreed to put Kevin on Ritalin. The medication did its job as far as slowing him down a bit, but he suffered many side effects. Finally at age 6 his parents made the decision to stop giving him Ritalin. His sleeping and eating patterns were still erratic, and his schoolwork was horrible…his writing was illegible and math made no sense to him. His parents decided to have him see a chiropractor. Kevin’s mom reported that at his parent-teacher conference, the first thing the teacher asked was had we put Kevin back on Ritalin. My response was no. She showed me samples of Kevin’s sudden improvement…for the first time his writing is in the lines, it is easy to read and much more age appropriate.

Noah’s story: This is the case of an 8-year-old diagnosed with ADHD. For three years he had been on Ritalin and Prozac and was undergoing behavior modification. After 3 weeks of chiropractic care all medications were removed and after 6 weeks of care the school noted improvement in cognitive skills task concentration, ability to control emotions and decreased aggressiveness. You may also wish to view a news segment on ADHD here

In my opinion you should take your son to a chiropractor to determine if he would benefit from chiropractic
care.

Chiropractic and Infertility

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infertitlityQ: I am trying to get pregnant, but unable to conceive. Can Chiropractic care help?


A: There are several case studies that report a correlation between spinal subluxations (misalignment) and infertility. In the case study “Successful Pregnancy Following Diagnosis of Infertility and Miscarriage: A Chiropractic Case Report.” (JVSR, December 2, 2003 pp1-7), the author stated “After 60 days of care, a normal ovulatory cycle occurred, and she became pregnant after her second normal cycle.” Dr. Martin Rosen published a case study “Sacro Occipital Technique Management of a Thirty Four Year Old Woman with Infertility” in JVSR December 17, 2003 pp1-4, that reported that in the midst of the treatment the patient conceived without medical intervention.

In the study published in JVSR August 6, 2008, pp1-6, titled “Resolution of Infertility in a Female Undergoing Subluxation Based Chiropractic Care: Case Report & Review of Literature”, the authors, Drs. Laura Sims and Jessica Lee reported that after 3 ½ months of care, the patient had her first natural menstrual cycle and 4 ½ months after care was initiated the patient found she was pregnant.

Dr. Behrendt states in her article “Insult, Interference and Infertility: An Overview of Chiropractic Research”, (JVSR May 2, 2003 p1) that 12 patients who underwent chiropractic care became pregnant.

Q: What Specific technique was utilized during the chiropractic care?

A: A variety of techniques were utilized. There is no study that shows one technique to be superior over the other.

Q: How would I know if chiropractic care would work for me?

A: The same way that medical intervention cannot guarantee results, neither can chiropractic care. The best and only way to find out if it works is to seek care from a chiropractor.