WE-FIX-U PRACTICE NEWS
We appreciate our customers! On Saturday June 16th, our Port Hope clinic located on Toronto Rd (Pineview plaza) participated in a Customer Appreciation Event with other plaza business owners. In association with the Electric Juice Factory, we provided our patrons with a sample of the Electric Juice Factory’s freshly pressed juice. We also provided clinic tours and presented stretching demos. PRIDE! On Saturday June 23rd, We-Fix-U attended the Cobourg PRIDE walk. Supporting our LGBTQ community is important to us. You can see Sandra (Massage Therapy Director) participating in style! Walk For Arthritis! On Sunday June 3rd, Michelle, Laura and Julie took part in the Peterborough Walk for Arthritis event. It was a great day. We were happy to support such a great cause and let people know that we are here to help. We were glad to offer FREE 15 minute massages, Free Physio Consults and a FREE
Epsom salt bath kit for participants. Lawn Bowling Tournament!
On Saturday June 2nd, J.P had the honor of representing We-Fix-U at the Cobourg Lawn Bowling tournament. Congrats to the winners. If you haven’t had a chance to try lawn bowling yet, check out Cobourg Lawn
Bowling Club on Facebook. #WeSupportPortHope!
When a devastating fire hit dozens of homes in Port Hope, our clinic decided that we needed to help. We hosted a Food Drive to support the families. We collected 6 BIG bags of non perishable food items. #WeSupportPortHope
LOWBACK PAIN&GOLFINGWITH DR. DAVID BLAIR
Summer is finally here, bringing with it some much needed warmweather. With the golf season already underway, I am getting lots of patients coming in with low back pain after golf. It is my goal to keep everyone out on the course as often as they can! Low back pain can become nagging and chronic if the underlying issue is not dealt with. I am far from a golf pro but I do work with them on a regular basis and the BIGGEST cause of low back pain in golfers comes from a swing characteristic known as “reverse spine angle.” If in your back swing your head is closer to the target than your hips, then it is difficult for your lower body to start the downswing (figure 1). This causes a decrease in power, an increase in slicing the ball and most importantly puts excessive tension on the low back due to inhibited abdominals and gluteal muscles. This creates excessive compressive loads on the lower right (for a right handed golfer) side of the spine at impact. How do I know if this is me? Take a video or picture of your swing head on and if at any point your trunk is leading towards your target, this is a reverse spine angle. How do I fix it? Check your pelvic tilting ability as well as your thoracic spine mobility. If you can address the ball and still
stick your butt out OR tuck your butt under your hips, this shouldn’t be the issue- check your T-spine. Lying on your side with your knees bent, see if you can rotate your upside arm to the ground behind you (fig. 2). If either of these are limited or don’t feel quite right- come in for a complimentary functional screen or book a Chiropractic Assessment.
- Dr. David Blair D.C
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