Ben Hogan was the last to achieve this back in the early 1950's. Never before has golf had such a following. Germane to the chiropractic profession is that each week on television and in golf magazines, millions of people hear and read about the importance of being fit to play better golf. One of the common weekly health practices of professional golfers involves being treated by a chiropractor or physical therapist. During the 2000 Florida swing, Tryba said he had to make special arrangements to visit local DCs because we are not part of the medical team at PGA events.
Back pain is extremely common among professionals.
In fact, most have back pain to some degree. Even fit and trim David Duval suffers from back pain. Amateur backs are no different. Back pain, as well as elbow and shoulder pain, is very common. In short, golfers in your area need to be made aware of how their ailing bodies can be helped by chiropractic care.