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First Visit to the Physio

OK, so amid some skepticism and by orders of the ortho surgeon, i turned up at the physio's office yesterday.  it turned out better than i'd expected.  This physio was specially selected for me as he's also a golf fitness instructor.  He apparently helps post-op patients get back into their golf game, so hopefully i'll be back at the range/course soon enough.

So key takeaways yesterday were:-

  • the twisting/unwinding of the spine in the  golf swing is better than keeping it stationary.  i need to transfer weight to right foot and wind up the spine, the bent right knee will be the limiting factor.  start with the hips, then gradually unwind the spine until all weight is on the left foot.
  • i have bad standing and walking posture, weight is on the heels, knees are locked, back is arched, tummy is sticking out.  need to pull ribs in, soften the knees, straighten the lower back, transfer weight forward in other words i need to try slouching!  my definition of slouchy is actually ok.
  • my upper bum muscles are too tight, need to roll tennis ball on it twice a day to loosen those muscles
  • need to do the swan 10-12 times a day, no diving.
next appointment on thursday.

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