Question:
Dear Doctor; I've played very little golf over the past 3 years due to my wife's illness.I am 72 years old and have played since I was a teenager and am very avid about the game. I have been diagnosed with spinal stenosis which causes me a lot of pain and stiffness.Can you give me any advice that will help me?

Answer:
Dear Charlie

My sympathies to your wife. I am really glad you want to still play golf at 72.I think it is wonderful. It is difficult for me to make an informed decision as I have not examined you or seen any of your xrays. However, I do think that if you limit your swing and spine rotation you will be okay. We have developed a system here in South Africa called logical Activation ( muscle Activation).

It is a technique which you are able to do yourself which switches on your muscle to work correctly. Be-Activated is a performance enhancing system designed by my partner Douglas Heel. The system helps create a greater structural integrity in the body – so it is able to function at higher levels of performance in strength, power, flexibility and endurance as well as speed, balance and co-ordination. The results are both immediate and measurable.

As we increase the body’s ability to perform we also reduce risk of injury in all levels of play. We have had improvements in flexibility as much as 200%, to strength gains up to 80% in gym training.

Be-Activated looks at the bodies compensations as it loses its ability to engage the psoas and the gluteus structures. These compensations reduce the ability of the body to work at its highest effectiveness, but also raise injury risk. If your gluts (Bum muscles) fire correctly,they reduce the stress on your spine considerably when you swing.

We currently have made a video demonstrating all the above.It is truly phenomenal and has been used by David Frost ,Lee Westwood and many other golfers with truly great results. I think it will benefit you tremendously. We will be doing workshops internationally in the future. The dvd will however give you a full activation practical demonstration.

If you are interested ,please let me know and I will make a plan to get one to you.

There is also a supplement called Stephan Flexibilty, it is a cellular therapy product that was designed in Switzerland and has been researched for over 40 yrs. It can be found on the website www.mywinwebpage.com/zoiwellness

I have used this product with many golfers with good success.

God Bless

Costa