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in this issue...
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common golf injuries...
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proper warmup in golf
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stretch of the month
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lumbar stabilization for golf
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featured practitioner
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web
www.precisionhealth.ca
email
info@precisionhealth.ca
richmond
604 232.0112
white rock
604 531.5078
queen charlotte islands
1 866 273.9898
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Golf season has finally arrived! For most of you, it has been a painful wait for the courses to dry up, but now is the time to finally get out and enjoy the outdoors. Whether you are golfing, or just getting out, you need to ensure you know your limits and prepare yourself appropriately.
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common golf injuries
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repetitive stress injuries
 When people think about golfing they don't typically equate it as a high impact sport where people get bumped or bruised. That being said, golfing injuries are extremely common due to the nature of the movement. Repetitive stress injuries are most common in golfers, and they occur from doing the same motion over and over again.
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proper warmup in golf
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Alot of people think stretching is the first thing that should be done before swinging the club but that conception is wrong. The most important thing is to get blood flow into the area.
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stretch of the month
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hip flexors
 Hip flexors are muscles that include the psoas, ilacus and the rectus femoris and their primary function is to flex the hip forward. When someone is sitting in a chair for an extended period of time the hip flexors are stuck in a shortened position and can eventually adapt to that position. Tight hip flexors can contribute to lower back pain as well as altered function in hip biomechanics and increasing the lumbar curvature in the spine.
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lumbar stabilization for golf
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The spine is a fragile structure that will collapse when the structures are not properly supported by the intrinsic spinal stabilizers. These are also called the "core" stabilizers and there is often a misconception to what the "core" actually is.
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featured practitioner
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west coast pedorthics
Precision Health spoke with Noelle and Beatrice at West Coast Pedorthics to discuss their profession as Pedorthists and how they can benefit the patient...
A Pedorthist is a practitioner who assesses for pain stemming from structural issues, specifically coming from someone's foot mechanics. They are different than Podiatrists in the sense that they do not deal with any "foot medical" issues such as cortisone injections, surgeries etc. They also do not deal with any nail or skin care issues associated with the feet, but deal strictly with foot mechanics.
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