Chiropractor visit vs swing

should only help. For lower back you'll want to start stretching your hip flexors regularly and exercising your lower back muscles to strengthen them.
Ab workouts and piriformis stretches are also highly encouraged for lower back issues. Chiro won't be able to help much with the pressure, only alignment.

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did it have any impact on your swing?

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I went because it got to the point where I could not swing. Four visits later, a new office chair, and a lumbar pillow for sleep and I was back to pre-injury. Got to find the right one though. Mine does not pop anything.

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hip flexors

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Hammies and glutes have a major impact on this as well. Squat jumps and karate style front snap kicks help big time. Stretch dynamically (repeated movement, loading with weight) vs statically (holding a stretched position for a period of time) for better results

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The Mckenzie Method

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That was invented by a chiro. They know their stuff with regards to how the whole body is supposed to work together.

Hope you get great results brother.

I would say a majority of older golfers suffer from Stenious impingement.

I had a clean out of arthritis and spacing done by a neurosurgeon a few years ago.

I’m a PT and a fitness minded PT at that. But let me give you the 101 when it comes to back pain and chiros vs. PTs.

1. Back Pain: ALL back pain is multifaceted. If someone tells you there’s one thing causing your pain, then go find another provider. Full spine mobility (thoracic and lumbar), hip mobility, core strength, hip strength, movement analysis and a determination of your fitness capacity all need to be taken into account when treating back pain. For long term relief. Otherwise, all treatments by chiros, PTs, physicians, etc are putting short term bandaids on a larger issue. Keep getting band aids and you’ll deal with a progressively worsening condition during your lifetime.

2. Chiro vs PT
- Chiro: there are some great fitness minded chiros. They will do adjustments in addition to addressing your physical limitations from a mobility, strength and functional standpoint. Use those if you’d like.

There are A LOT of chiros that are used car salesmen telling your that your spine is out of line and that they can fix it by cracking your back. They are full of sh&t. If you have string holding up a tree it won’t fall over. You can push the tree and the rope/string will pull it right back. No different won’t spine that is supported by ligaments/musculature. Stay away from these practictioners. They’ll steal your money and expect you to be a forever patient for continual bandaids.

-PTs: there are lots of PTs that don’t play golf, don’t play sports and don’t regularly strength train. Don’t see them bc how can they give you recommendations if they have no experience. Everything is a guess. That’s like going to a neurological PT for an orthopedic issue. They just won’t know what to do.

PTs also can manipulate/adjust your spine. Go to the PT that had great skills to manipulate you, exercise you, and develop a plan that fits what you want to get back to doing and not some generic BS seen in every clinic on every corner

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IamNotaRobot

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What are you located? I’d be happy to help find someone who may be a good fit for you by sifting through some websites/bios.

I think we can all agree, that when it comes to the Spine and it's issues, there is still a lot to learn.

If anyone ever needs a Neurosurgeon in the Houston area, I highly recommend Dr. Stuart Weil. He did my cervical fusion and 15 years later I have never had any issues.

Like one top doctor told me, there are good, great and genius Doctors . In his opinion, Dr. Weil is a genius.