Expert: Dr. Victor Dolan, DC, DACBSP - 9/17/2010

Question
why is the golf swing considered as a movement in the oblique plane?


Answer
golf chiropractic, sports chiropractic, chiropractic and sports performance, staten island golf, staten island chiropractic, staten island sports injury, staten island golf injury,





Hello tshepo,

You Ask: ".... why is the golf swing considered as a movement in the oblique plane?....."


The golf swing takes movement trough a number of planes.  The movement cannot be catagorized as a single movement in a single plane.  Planes of movement include: sagital, horizontal or vertical movements. Thus, a movement that comprises ALL of the above is catagorized as a movement in the oblique plane.

Simply: The golf swing goes through MANY directions, many planes of movement; it is NOT just up and down, NOT just left to right, NOT just forward to back; it is a combination of all- hence = oblique.

Sports Chiropractic works WONDERFULLY with golf injury and golfers who wish to improve the efficiency of their swing, improve their score.

Sports Chiropractic has research and theory to explain why Chiropractic improves health, fitness, and performance in athletic endeavours:




Athletic  Performance  Improvement,  Accelerated  Recovery

Chiropractic is well known to improve athletic performance, prevent sport injury, and accelerate recovery from injury or hard training.  With Doctors of Chiropractic serving on almost every nation’s Olympic Team, with Chiropractic holding official status with the USOC and serving almost every US Olympic Athlete:  the results of chiropractic cannot be  denied.     Coaches  and  athletes  are  aware  of  terms  such  as                                 
    enhanced  performance,     performance  improvement,                         .
    accelerated  recovery,   restoration   and   regeneration.   


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Many coaching conferences   discuss   strategies   on   these   aspects   of   exercise,   competition,   sports  and  athleticism.


An interesting study was performed and published way back in 1991.   The January 1991 issue  of  the  Journal  of  Chiropractic  Research  and  Clinical  Investigation  published findings that  demonstrate  significant  increases  in  athletic  performance after  a  twelve  week  program  of  Chiropractic  treatment.     


Athletic  Ability  Research:

Male and female athletes between the ages of 18 and 42, representing a variety of sports backgrounds, were recruited to participate in this study. None had ever before been under chiropractic care.  Each of these participants underwent eleven separate tests, each test designed to measure a specific aspect of athletic performance. Then, half the participants were evaluated through chiropractic analysis and placed on a twelve week program of chiropractic  treatment   ( consistent regimen of chiropractic, similar to a consistent regimen of physical athletic training/ exercise ).  ( measured aspects: side step test, dodging run, right boomerang run, modified bass tests of dynamic balance, vertical power jump, standing broad jump, distance perception jump, horizontal linear space test, nelson hand reaction test, nelson speed of movement test, nelson choice of response-movement test )

All subjects continued to train and practice as usual in their sports.    At the half-way point of six weeks, they were all reevaluated and changes in scores for each group were compared.   All increases in performances by each group were measured by the average percent  of  change  in  all  eleven  tests  combined.

The control group,  those  not  receiving  chiropractic care, showed slight improvement in  eight  of  eleven  tests  ( this group had been training ‘as usual’ for the time period ).    By combining the average percentages of change on each test it was found that the control  group  showed  an  overall  improvement  of  4.5%.

Those  receiving  chiropractic  treatment   (along with their ‘usual training’),  the  test group, had dramatically different results. They showed improvement on all eleven tests for a total   10.7%  average  increase  after  six  weeks.    And  when  retested again  after  the  second  six  week  period  of  care  this  test  group  demonstrated  a remarkable      16.7%    average   increase   in   athletic   ability.
(  consider  that  one/ onehundredth of a second  ( 1/100th ) is the difference between win – lose,,, 16.7%  is HUGE )


What Do Chiropractors Do?

Chiropractors analyze the structure of the body, looking for misalignments, primarily in the spine, and also the extremities.    Spinal misalignments,   termed      vertebral subluxations,     irritate   the  nerves  which  in  turn  inhibits  the  body’s  ability to function optimally.     Like a high performance automobile,  the human structure must be balanced and in alignment to be at it’s best.    A Ferrari with pistons that don’t fire in sequence,  wheels that are out of balance or alignment,  and high performance specifications  that  are  improperly  set   will   not   only   have   it’s   performance compromised    but  will  also  have  dramatically  increased  potential  for  parts  to  wear  out  and  breakdown.   The  human  body, far more delicate and complicated than even the most advanced automobile is similar.    If  the framework,  particularly the spine,  isn’t properly aligned and balanced-  the body cannot perform  to it’s  potential and is more susceptible to illness and injury,  with  slower  recovery  when  injury does  occur.


What Do Vertebral Subluxations Do?

Vertebral subluxations cause nerve conduction interference.  This inhibits millions of messages from the brain from flowing smoothly along the nerves and in this in turn interferes with the coordination of the actions of the body.  The only health care provider trained to diagnose and correct vertebral subluxations is the Doctor of Chiropractic.  Like a properly tuned Ferrari,  the chiropractic patient athlete,  when properly aligned, functions at a level of peak performance.



Famous Athletes Utilize Chiropractics.

Many athletes have discovered the relationship between proper spinal  alignment and their own level of achievement. San Francisco Forty-Niner Greats Joe Montana and Roger Craig as well as heavy weight champion Evander Holyfield are examples of  professional and world-class athletes who realize(d)  the value of proper structural alignment and balance in their bodies.   They have learned through their own experiences what  research  has  shown;   that  through  chiropractic  care -  one  can demonstrate faster reaction time,  better balance,  improved coordination, increased muscular power;  and when injured-  accelerated recovery and regeneration.



The Competitive Edge.

Emphasis on athletic excellence continues to escalate in this country in terms of both dollars and extremes in personal sacrifice. Though the dangers of taking anabolic steroids have been widely publicized for years, the number of athletes who suffer serious health problems caused steroids continues to grow.  Now, however, the athlete looking for the competitive edge  need not look beyond the framework of  his(her)  own body.  Increased  public  awareness  is  leading  many  to  realize  that  a  natural  method  is  available  in achieving  performance  enhancement.     The  method  is  Chiropractic!



Dr. Victor E. Dolan,   Doctor of Chiropractic;   Diplomate, American Chiropractic Board of Sport Physicians;  Diplomate, American Academy of Pain Management;  Certified Clinical Nutritionist (IAACN);
FIRST  Chief of Chiropractic  in  a  Hospital  in  New York State (DHSI);  As  Seen  in  PREVENTION  Magazine , Invited to Colorado Springs (Olympic Training Center) to  Care for USA Olympic Athletes 2010 , Chiropractor to the  CHAMPION  PSAL  Football(Curtis ) and  CHAMPION   NYPD  Football  Teams



Excellent series of articles:
".....There are three fundamental causes of golf injuries: poor posture, lack of flexibility and poor swing mechanics. The root cause of poor mechanics is often a result of a physical restriction or mechanical dysfunction, which may be alleviated through chiropractic procedures. Lack of flexibility can also be addressed by treatment and a prescribed stretching program specifically designed around each patient's restrictions. Obviously, chiropractic care is ideally suited to deal with poor posture.

On the golf course, physical exertion is intermittent. A golfer will attempt approximately 50-70 violent swings every five minutes or so while playing 18 holes. The average amateur will swing his club at 80-100 miles per hour. On the driving range, the pounding is rapid and relentless. Your patient will flail away at golf balls 60-100 times in a half hour, and often continue the assault for hours on end.

Chiropractors are the perfect choice to evaluate, educate, treat, condition and train golfers. In The Golf Biomechanics Manual, Paul Chek writes. . . . . . . . . "  http://www.dynamicchiropractic.com/mpacms/dc/article.php?id=18336

http://www.chiroweb.com/mpacms/dc/search.php?q=golf&site=ChiroWeb&entqr=0&output...

My Staten Island Golf Patients report increased flexibility, even increased muscular power and improved scores in their game!

I wish you good luck in your Golf and other athletic endeavours!

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Thank You,

Dr. Vic Dolan, DC, DACBSP