At DrGolfRX, we use focused chiropractic therapy techniques to fix specific joint restrictions in golfers. We use these techniques because they are the most evidence based protocols in the health care field today. Please read the detailed descriptions of our treatment techniques provided below so you can better understand the treatment process at DrGolfRX.

Motion Palpation to assess joint function:
Motion Palpation is an assessment tool that enables your doctor to find areas of restricted joint movement. Imagine a broken door. If a door was broken, you would want to move it to see why it wasn’t working properly. The doctors at CFSJMC use motion palpation to move your joints to see if they working properly so they know where to apply treatment. When you have a joint that is restricted in movement it is essentially a welded link in your body’s kinetic chain forcing other body parts to compensate and move improperly.

Reflex Locomotion:
How golfers control their muscles is crucial to understanding why they have swing faults and/or pain. Your muscle control patterns are stored in your brain. If the incorrect pattern is stored in your brain, then every time you decide to produce a movement, it will be incorrect, leading to swing faults. The only way to access the correct muscle control pattern is to use Reflex Locomotion. Reflex locomotion is a highly advanced technique that activates the best muscle movement patterns  in your brain. This genetic pattern is the same for all humans and unfortunately as we age this pattern becomes harder for you to activate. The goal of treatment with Reflex Locomotion is to activate weak or inhibited muscles so your joints become more stable and move properly. Your doctor will place you in specific positions that are best suited for activating your weak or inhibited muscles and take contact points on specific stimulation zones, which informs the brain to activate your weak and inhibited muscles. One the correct pattern is activated, then you will be able to access this pattern when you move and not injure yourself. These specific stimulation zones are on your heels, elbows, hips, rib cage and shoulders.

Chiropractic adjustment techniques to correct joint restrictions:
Chiropractic Adjusting, also called joint manipulation, is a tremendously effective tool in addressing restricted joints. Joints that do not move well will interfere with the movement chains of the body and lead to tissue damage and pain. These issues can be at the site of the joint restriction, but often show up in other areas of the body. Utilizing Chiropractic adjustments is a safe and effective method of restoring motion to restricted joints and normalizing movement of the body as a whole. Many studies have shown adjustments to be a safe and excellent option for the treatment of many conditions (site resources). The act of adjusting involves moving the body into a safe position to encourage the desired movement, such as lying on your side, moving the joints into a specific range of motion, and applying a quick, gentle push or pull force into the joints.

ART/Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Manipulation to correct soft tissue restrictions:
Active Release Technique (ART) and Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Manipulation are scientifically researched muscle treatments specific to releasing intramuscular adhesions. When muscles are functioning abnormally and are injured, scar tissue is created and muscles can become adhered to other muscles and fascia. Adhesions cause joint restrictions which lead to swing faults and/or pain. ART is performed to remove adhesions by lengthening dysfunctional muscles under tension created by the doctors’ hand.

Neurodynamic Techniques to correct nerve restrictions:
These techniques, Neurodynamic Techniques were pioneered by practitioners such as Michael Shacklock and David Butler. They involve specifically treating the nerves of the extremities and spine. By performing certain motions, patients are able to encourage more normal nerve function and thereby decrease symptoms. These techniques are often used at CFSJMC for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome, tarsal tunnel syndrome, and a variety of other nerve entrapment problems.

Post Isometric Relaxation Techniques to relax tight muscles:
Post Isometric Relaxation (PIR) is a technique to relax muscles that are hyperactive, meaning you are overusing them. Your doctor use their hands to assess which muscles are too active and treatment with be applied to relax those muscles. PIR can be used on any patient, regardless of their pain level because they are very gentle. Most of the time you will see dramatic improvement in just a few treatments with PIR techniques.

Functional Rehabilitation to learn correct movement patterns:
Functional Rehabilitation is using exercises to correct body movement impairments, aka swing faults. The focus is on activating weak muscles for improved joint stability by mimicking what the body must do to swing properly. Before any body movement can occur, your brain must activate stabilizing muscles so your arms and legs have a stable base to pull off of. Functional Rehabilitation exercises are focused on body movements that activate stabilizing muscles which are commonly weak or inhibited in your brain.

Nutritional support specific for certain conditions:
Most Americans have no idea they have nutritional deficiencies. We are supposed to get all our nutrition we need from our diet alone, but the typical American diet is deficient in many of them. Some deficiencies compound spine, joint, and muscle pain conditions like migraine headaches, or can be the main factor, as in fibromyalgia. The most common vitamins and minerals Americans are deficient in are: Magnesium, Vitamin D, and Omega 3 fatty acids. CFSJMC provides their patients with the highest quality nutritional supplements available to support your recovery from injury and your overall health and wellness.

Advice and education specific to certain conditions to avoid and prevent re-injury:
Some sustained postures, exercises, training regimens, or hobbies are not best for some patients with certain joint restrictions. A patient with a lumbar disc herniation should not stay in certain postures, perform certain exercises or training regimens until their injury is healed. Sometimes the sustained posture, exercise and training regimen attributed to the injury. At CFSJMC we will teach you how to spare your body unnecessary stress and further injury by educating you to stay out of sustained postures (sitting all day without standing up) and informing you of the safest exercises and training regimens.