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Golfing With Pain?

The game of golf has grown from a niche sport to one that all ages, shapes, and sizes of people play all over the world. Here in Southern California, we have hundreds of golf courses for thousands of golfers and a lot of these golfers are playing in pain. I am a Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) Certified Professional and one of my goals is to get those golfers swinging pain-free and enjoying their time more out on the course. If you have an injury or pain when playing golf, don’t continue playing through the pain.

Get a prescription from your doctor and I will perform a full evaluation on the injury as well as performing a Titleist Performance Institute movement screen, basic swing analysis and prescribe exercises based off of the combined evaluation and screen. After the assessment, the follow up visits will consist of manual therapy techniques to eliminate restrictions to promote improved joint and soft tissue mobility. Following the manual therapy techniques, I will run you through exercises that will promote specific strengthening, stabilization, and stretching to decrease swing faults and return to playing golf pain-free. I will not be making drastic changes to your swing or make your try to emulate the perfect swing.

Instead, I will help give you the strength and flexibility in the appropriate areas to perform a more efficient swing with less pain. For more advanced physical training we work with Activ8 Athleticisim, which is conveniently located in our building.

About the Author - Michael

Mike is a Physical Therapist here at ProActive Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine. He graduated from the University of Oregon with a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Physiology and minored in Business Administration. After gaining experience as a physical therapy aide and exercise specialist in multiple settings, Mike earned his Doctorate in Physical Therapy at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. He specializes in Maitland and Paris based manual therapy techniques and his credentials earned throughout his education allow him to sit for Manual Therapy Certification. The Portland, OR native enjoys staying active by hiking, golfing, working out, running, and just about anything that involves the outdoors.