"I have a couple of rib heads that are out and causing some spasms and pain. It's just a matter of keeping it painfree and loose where I can swing. Tom did an awesome job of getting me to where I could swing."

—Tiger Woods

Golf is a sport that has many physical and mental demands as well as physiological and emotional challenges that can inhibit a golfer's performance. Whether you’re an active amateur golfer or playing on the PGA Tour, competing at your best and posting low scores begins with knowing your body. Understanding what your body can do for you, what to expect from your body, and how to get from your body what you want, when you need it,
is crucial to playing a great round of golf.

• Twisting repetitively 150-500 times per day in the same direction and at the same angle
• Walking five miles 5-6 times per week regardless of how hot or humid it is, up and down hills
• Traveling by plane or motor home weekly, twenty-five to thirty times per year on average
• Sleeping in a different bed, using a different pillow with different support
• Rarely a home cooked meal, making a healthy food intake a constant challenge

Knowing and maximizing your body’s potential, being able to implement technique that complements your body’s capabilities, and having a body that is capable of meeting the various technical positions demanded are essential for a healthy and successful golf career. Minimizing injuries and maximizing your potential to shoot a low score is what makes the tradition of the game of golf most enjoyable.

Dr. Tom LaFountain started work on the PGA Tour in 1997 and founded Professional Sports Care with the mission to educate golfer’s on why knowing your body is vital to a successful and long golf career. His evaluations of spinal biomechanics, treatments and rehabilitation, as it relates to overuse injury and/or acute episodes, has been his responsibility to the PGA golfer since his first tournament at the Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles, California.

All chiropractors chosen by Professional Sports Care (PSC) to provide services to PGA Tour players are licensed, certified in the most advanced techniques of evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation, secured with malpractice insurance, and have the highest levels of sports chiropractic experience. Consequently, all PGA golfers receive the advanced quality sports care that is crucial to their performance, given by chiropractors who possess the experience and understanding to efficiently evaluate, treat, and rehabilitate their conditions. The long-standing relationship that Professional Sports Care has had with the PGA Tour reflects the quality of chiropractic services provided to PGA Tour players and the successful fulfillment of our responsibility to the PGA Tour.