Lower back pain is very commonly discussed. Less often discussed, but still very prevalent, are upper and middle back pain. Upper back pain is very common in golfers particularly among people who work at a desk for many hours a day or who hunch over their phones or other electronic devices. We see this issue…
Spinal Stiffness is a term you’ve probably not heard of. I mean what commercial gym is going to offer a “spinal stiffness” class? No one is really talking about spinal stiffness, but that’s really what the job of your core is. You core is not just your abs; it’s everything around your midsection, and that…
Working out on the road is a challenge. Your time may be limited, and the hotel gym may not have the equipment you need, so it can be difficult to keep up with a consistent routine. Luckily there is a simple, cheap, and easy to transport solution that we use all the time here at…
Wrist pain is a very common injury that we see in golfers, particularly in the winter or when it has been really wet and people are hitting off mats. It’s endemic to many different groups of golfers. There are two general areas of the wrist that we find people complain about specifically. The first is…
Today’s topic is some of the less common causes of elbow pain. When we look at treating a joint, we always want to look above and below the joint itself for problems. In fact, two of the three areas we’re focusing on today aren’t even on the arm! To treat any of these areas, however,…
Here at Par4Success, we see a lot of clients for either back pain or golf-related injuries so we’re pretty familiar with what happens when the two overlap. What we’ve found is that there are two major reasons behind back pain in golfers. The first doesn’t start with the back at all; it happens when your…
Back pain is the most common injury and pain that we have in humans, period. So today we wanted to give you three simple ways that you can look at your pain and assess what may be the best way to fix it on your own. Symptom: Your pain does NOT shoot down your leg…
If you have hip pain, figuring out who to see to get your pain fixed can be a literal pain in your butt! The healthcare system is confusing and not set up for your or anyone else’s success. What follows is a simple step by step guide to get you back to doing what you…
When it comes to swinging fast and hitting the ball far, names like Dustin Johnson, Lexi Thompson and Brooks Koepka come to mind. When I hear that, however, I have one question that always comes to my mind… Why are people talking about people who don’t crack 130 mph? On the World Long Drive,…
Playing college golf is the dream of most competitive junior golfers and their parents. There is tons of time, effort and money spent on the endeavor to give the junior golfer every possible opportunity to improve, learn and perform at their highest level. There are many unknowns for parents and the players as they start…