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May. 19, 2023
Challenges begin to Intensify
It is the end of May and the second major of the year, The PGA Championship is being held at Oak Hill Golf Club in Rochester, New York.
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Apr. 8, 2023
Planks: Be aware
The plank is a static body weight exercise that engages multiple muscle groups at the same time.
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Mar. 10, 2023
ANOTHER COVID CHALLENGE
Over the past three years Covid and its mutations have caused many to suffer respiratory and cardiovascular distress, chronic fatigue and other debilitating symptoms. Another condition that has shown up...
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Feb. 2, 2023
A basic performance disruption: Blisters
One of the most overlooked injuries on the PGA Tour are blisters. Usually located somewhere around the foot or heel they also are present in the hand and fingers.
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Jan. 15, 2023
An Abundance of Care
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Sep. 15, 2022
Transition Time
As the PGA year ends the golfers have a short time to recover and prepare for next season. For some PGA golfers the season ended fulfilling their preseason goals.
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Aug. 18, 2022
4th Quarter
We are here at the BMW Championship, the second FedEx playoff event on the PGA TOUR at Wilmington Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware.
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Aug. 14, 2022
Great time of year on the PGA TOUR
It is August and most PGA golfers are playing for the eighth straight week. We are in Memphis, Tennessee for the first FedEx Cup event and some of the 120...
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Aug. 12, 2022
Why healing patterns are different
I am often asked by amateur golfers why they have the same physical injuries that the PGA golfers have but they don't heal and get back to playing as fast...
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Jul. 13, 2022
Persistent stresses lead to persistent injuries.
A nagging injury we find in the PGA Performance Center on the PGA Tour is lead arm extensor tendinitis.
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— Jim Furyk
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— Phil Mickelson
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— Dustin Johnson
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— Matt Kuchar
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— Russell Henley
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— Tiger Woods
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— Jack Nicklaus
Dr. LaFountain has been a big help to me when my back has challenged my ability to play. He's an asset to the PGA Tour's Sports Medicine Team.

— Arnold Palmer
I've worked with Dr. LaFountain for quite a while and his evaluations and treatments have been an important part of my staying healthy and playing on the PGA Tour.

— David Toms

Challenges begin to Intensify

Planks: Be aware

ANOTHER COVID CHALLENGE

A basic performance disruption: Blisters

An Abundance of Care

Transition Time

4th Quarter

Great time of year on the PGA TOUR

Why healing patterns are different

Persistent stresses lead to persistent injuries.

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— Jim Furyk

— Phil Mickelson

— Dustin Johnson

— Matt Kuchar

— Russell Henley

— Tiger Woods

— Jack Nicklaus

— Arnold Palmer

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