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⛳Strengthen Your Game

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  ⛳Whether you're teeing off in a league or enjoying a casual round with friends, did you know that golf offers unique health benefits when walking the course? This low-impact aerobic exercise not only boosts heart health, blood circulation, and cardiovascular fitness but also aids in lowering blood pressure, reducing the risk of heart disease, and enhancing the body's oxygen utilization. These health benefits are specific to golf, making it a sport that not only entertains but also improves overall well-being. 🤕When enjoying sports, sometimes injuries can happen. Physical activities like golf can significantly strain your spinal column and joints. At Clairpointe Family Chiropractic, we specialize in working with athletes and preventing injuries through chiropractic adjustments. We may also recommend stretching, strengthening, and supplements to improve your game. Common injuries in golfers are back pain, tendonitis, knee pain, rotator cuff, and wrist injuries. While injuries

Healing Knee Pain with Chiropractic

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Knee Pain Not only will knee pain prevent you from doing your normal day-to-day activities, but it can also throw the rest of your body’s alignment off. Our ankles, knees, and hips are kinetic chains where one can affect the others.       Adjusting Knees Did you know that the knees can get subluxated just like your spine?  The doctors can adjust your knee to correct any misalignments. A simple misstep or stumble can be enough to subluxate your lower extremities or pelvis, which will affect the rest of your spine. With any acute pain, start with icing, and at your next adjustment, bring it to the doctor's attention. The doctors may also suggest taking Glucosamine Sulfate, Chondro-Flx, and/or CollaGEN supplements to help the soft tissues heal.  Foot Levelers A poor foundation can lead to knee pain, so the next time you have knee pain, look at your shoes. Your shoes may look good on the outside, but the soles can wear out sooner than the tread.  As part of your first new patient appoi