Types of Golfing Injuries

According to the Golf Channel, the top 10 golf-related injuries include back and neck pain; elbow tendinitis (otherwise known as golfer’s and tennis elbow); hand, finger, and wrist pain; rotator cuff injury; knee and hip injuries; and foot and ankle pain. Although injuries are often the result of mistakes such as poor swing mechanics, not warming up enough, and incorrect grip and setup, they can also be due to rotational stress on the spine as well as overuse of certain joints and muscles — what’s known as repetitive strain injury. 

What Is Repetitive Strain Injury?

The Cleveland Clinic defines repetitive strain injury as damage to your muscles, tendons, or nerves caused by repetitive motions and constant use. When you consider this definition, it’s easy to see how avid golfers — who continually work to hone the perfect swing — run the risk of developing chronic problems. Over the long term, repetitive strain injuries can result in potentially serious issues, including stress fractures, ganglion cysts, bursitis, and herniated discs. 

How Can Integrative Care Help?

Regardless of whether you’re a pro or novice golfer, integrative care practitioners can help you develop personalized practices to both prevent and recover from injury. Here’s how:

• Yoga can help build stamina and flexibility while strengthening the core muscles that are so critical to a golf swing. Moreover, through breath work, yoga can help develop the calm and focused mind that contribute to game-winning putts.

• Mindfulness is another way to further cultivate mental strength and concentration. By training your mind to focus on the present, mindfulness can help you tune out everyday worries and in-the-moment distractions on the fairway.

• Massage and chiropractic care can help your muscles and joints recover from a long day on the golf course and can treat and repair acute injury. 

Ready to develop your customized exercise and treatment plan to help improve your game? SimplaFYI can help. Our vetted practitioners offer discounts to Members. Join today!

This article was written by: Carol Swanson, a health and finance writer. She can be reached at: ceswansoneditorialservices@gmail.com

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According to Dictionary.com, Nourishment is something that does or provides what’s needed for someone or something to be healthy and to grow and develop.

Nourishment goes beyond physical, tangible sustenance. When most of us hear the word, we focus on food and nutrition. However, I want to draw your attention to the other more overlooked facets of nourishment. I am talking about deep nourishment of the mind, body and spirit and how it feeds us and brings us to a new level of wellbeing or holistic nourishment.

I would like to challenge you to choose a practice of nourishment for your mind, body and spirit. This practice is just that – a practice – and weaving a nourishing act into your daily routine will positively affect your overall health and wellbeing.

You may have already identified practices that comfort and fuel you; maybe you practice yoga, light a candle, journal, or meditate. Below are some practices that support your mind, body and spirit contributing to holistic nourishment. I encourage you to challenge yourself by trying a new practice this month and see how you feel.

Take a moment to ponder what you are doing to nourish your mind, body, and spirit. Notice how you feel in response. If you regularly practice self-care, how do you feel the rest of the day? What do you notice about your mood, or the way you react to life?

If this is new for you, experiment with yourself; see what works and what doesn’t, how do you feel in your body after trying something new? Maybe just that is enough to contribute to your holistic nourishment – trying something new! If a daily commitment feels too overwhelming, begin with a weekly or monthly one. Remember, the best gift you can give is the gift of wellbeing to yourself.

Discover your blend:

Mind:

• Journal
• Meditate
• Sound bath
• Therapy

Body:

• Outdoor walks in your favorite place
• Try a new type of workout class
• Set a goal to work towards, like:
  • Sign up for a race
  • Commit to 15 minutes of yoga daily
• Eat all colors of the rainbow
• Take a cold shower

Spirit:

• Listen to a podcast
• Cook a yummy healthy meal for loved ones
• Call a friend
• Enroll in a new course and learn something new
• Volunteer
• Read a book
• Diffuse your favorite essential oil

As you expand your nourishment, check in with your body, mind and spirit. See what comes up for you. Not everything will resonate and that is okay. This is an ongoing practice to discover and improve your overall health and wellbeing. If it does not feel nourishing for you then move on until something does.

This is our challenge to you! But a welcome one if you are committed to feeling your best in mind, body and spirit. 

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Got 30-minutes on Saturday, February 19^th at 11:00am EST?

Be Our Guest at our Nourish Your Health Discover Event. Register here!

SimplaFYI is a health and wellbeing company focused on integrative care. We partner with practitioners of acupuncture, chiropractic, massage | bodywork, meditation | mindfulness, yoga, nutrition and more!

SimplaFYI empowers YOU to advance your health and wellbeing.

Question? Email Kathleen at: krepoli@simplafyi.com

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Chiropractic is a medical specialty that focuses on how the body’s structure, primarily the spine, relates to its overall function. In chiropractic care, hands-on spinal manipulation is used to realign joints and optimize the body’s ability to heal itself. Commonly used to alleviate back pain, chiropractic is also used to treat neck pain, headaches, nerve issues, injuries to the joints of the upper and lower extremities, and fibromyalgia.

While spinal manipulation is the core component of chiropractic care, other treatments include heat and ice, electrical stimulation, lifestyle, exercise, and nutrition counseling. Chiropractic care is often combined with other therapies, including traditional medicine, massage, and acupuncture, to help patients manage pain and return to normal function.

A 2017 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that spinal manipulative therapy “was associated with statistically significant benefits in both pain and function,” when used to treat low back pain.

If you think you might benefit from chiropractic care, be sure to search SimplaFYI’s Practitioner Community to find a vetted practitioner, typically offering preferred pricing to SimplaFYI members.

Not a Member? Start your FREE demo today! Click here.

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Chiropractor? Join our Practitioner Community today! 

Written by:  Carol Swanson, a health & wellbeing writer located in Rhode Island

Carol can be reached at:cegoodswan@gmail.com

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1. Before you get dirty, be sure to stretch. It will get your body prepared for the work ahead.
2. Make sure your tetanus & diphtheria vaccines are up to date. You never know what you will find in the dirt.
3. Follow instructions on all gardening tools and chemicals, including ensuring they are out of reach of children and pets.
4. Operating a power tool? Wear proper clothing — including gloves, goggles, ear protection, sturdy, closed-toe shoes, and long pants.
5. Wear light-colored long sleeves and long pants tucked into socks, and use insect repellant, (those with DEET are very effective and found to be safe if used as directed), to protect yourself from ticks and other insects.
6. Use sunscreen with an SPF of at least 15, along with a wide-brimmed hat.
7. Drink extra fluids in the heat; water is best. Avoid those with alcohol and excess sugar.
8. Eat healthy foods to keep up your energy, like fruits or a protein shake.
9. Monitor your heart rate and level of fatigue. Take breaks in the shade if you feel breathless, tired, or sore.
10. Don’t forget to stretch after you are done, your body will thank you as you doze off to a good night’s sleep.

For more gardening safety tips, visit the www.cdc.gov/family/gardening/.

Benefits aside, a wonderful day of gardening may result in an aching or tight back. If you find yourself stiff or hurting after yard work, consider a massage, yoga class or a visit to a chiropractor. Check out SimplaFYI’s vetted Practitioners, most offering preferred pricing to SimplaFYI Members.

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Written by: Carol Swanson, a health & wellbeing writer

You can reach Carol at: cegoodswan@gmail.com

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Did you know that October is National Chiropractic Month?  It was news to me as well and given that SimplaFYI is in the business of expanding awareness and access to chiropractic care, among other integrative care practices, I am glad we found out!  Our spine health is such an important part of wellbeing.  I don’t know about you, but I have certainly had my share of back issues and every day am cautious of how I move for fear of re-injuring my “fragile” lower back.

According to the American Chiropractic Association, a healthy spine is an often-overlooked and essential part of a healthy lifestyle. Unfortunately, approximately 80% of the population suffers from spinal pain at some point. People who are overweight or obese, who smoke, lift heavy objects, or had a previous episode of back pain, are more likely to experience back pain.

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To learn about What and How Chiropractic works, Michael Gottfried, DC, A SimplaFYI Community Practitioner shares here.

SimplaFYI provides preferred pricing to Community Chiropractors – become a member today or ask your company to bring us in for on-site services.  Chiropractor? Join our Community Now!

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