Degenerative Disc Disease and Golfers

Degenerative Disc Disease is not really a disease process. This condition occurs when the disc becomes dehydrated and starts to break down. The causes of D.D.D. are numerous: aging, bad diet, smoking, and a lack of exercise. When discs break down, they become more prone to serious conditions such as disc herniations, disc bulges, and spinal sterosis. The end result is a decrease in spinal strength, speed and flexibility. To a golfer this could be the difference between playing pain free or in pain.

Spinal decompression machines can create a negative vacuum that actually helps the disc repair itself. Most golfers can recall playing the game in pain. Spinal decompression can help turn back the hands of time, and keep you on the golf course.

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The Backswing

The role of the backswing is to put you in a proper position to deliver a powerful downswing. When you pull the club away, the muscles become stretched. They will now contract more forcefully on the downswing.

When a club is pulled up and back during a backswing, it produces a pathway over which you can generate maximum club head speed. The length of this pathway is determined by your stomach and shoulder flexibility. The club will also be a factor.

Rotation and twisting type exercises will be very effective in building up your backswing. There are many good books out on this subject.

Fasting

Fasting is an effective way of detoxifying your body. The break in food intake allows the body to rest. Fasting is best controlled by a physician.

Regular fasting helps the body heal itself and stay well. Your organs get a rest. Your blood gets purified, and your colon gets cleansed.

Fasts can be done for three-ten days. Do not fast on water alone. All fasts over three days should be supervised by a physician.

Diabetics should not fast unless closely supervised by a doctor. Hypoglycemics should use high quality protein when fasting.

Fasting can become an integral part of your health regiment. Fast about three days per month.

Ten Commandments for Beginning Golf

1. Find a great swing coach, and make it into a permanent thing.

2. Focus on what you are taught.

3. Don’t beat yourself up. Mistakes will happen.

4. Stay calm through the tough times.

5. Work on your weakest shots often.

6. Set up a time frame for what you would like to accomplish.

7. It will be important for you to set specific goals.

8. Be careful not to hit too many shots in one day. This happens at the range a lot. Keep all your shots at a quality level.

9. Keep an eye on your progress after each lesson.

10. Have Fun! This is a great game.

DMSO (Dimethyl Sulfoxide)

DMSO was discovered in Russia in the year 1866. Its use was primarily as an analgesic for treating muscle strains, sprains and tendonitis.

Athletes found DMSO to be effective when dispersed over injured body parts. It was quickly absorbed when applied.

DMSO works by blocking the conduction of pain receptors in nerve cells.

The Toronto Maple Leafs baseball team was treated by Dr. Paul with DMSO. He found that an injury treated with DMSO responded in 28 days, compared to taking 42 days healing time for injuries not treated with DMSO.

DMSO can carry substances directly into the body. This can lead to toxic reactions when non medical grade DMSO is not used.

DMSO is best used in 70-90 percent sterile water, and applied about every 4-6 hours. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before using DMSO.

Golf Specific Exercise

Golf specific exercises are the exercises that mimic your swing. i.e. exercises that work your torso in a golf swing. They could be crunches, side bends, or twisting exercises.

Each exercise must engage the same muscle action or contraction used in your golf swing. The backswing would be more of a stretching exercise, where the downswing is a power contraction exercise.

In golf specific exercise, the key to success is to duplicate the golf swing as closely as possible. For example, a twisting of the torso as in your golf swing with a weighted club, would be very effective in building up your golf swing.