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COLE CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC, LLC

Volume 1/Issue 3 May/June 2010

Getting back into the Swing of Golf By Dr. Lucas Cole

Spring has sprung and the time has come for golfers to hit
the course. The excitement and anticipation of a full round
of golf without rain or below average temperatures makes
Getting back into the
grown men act like kids on Christmas morning. But before Swing of Golf
you hit the links, remember that you’re not as young as
“ Before you hit the
you were the last time you played and injuries on the links, remember that
course are two to three times more likely to happen within you’re not as young
your first four rounds of the season. as you were the last
Before your outing, make sure to stretch out well. You also need to time you played and
injuries on the
warm up properly before hitting the first tee. Warming up, in my book, is more course are two to
important than stretching before a round. The ideal warm up is to walk 10-15 three times more
minutes, uninterrupted, before making it to the practice tee. Once at the practice likely to happen
tee, begin to do some dynamic stretches to get everything “loosened” up. Now within your first four
rounds of the sea-
that you’re ready, hit some balls by starting with 10 chip shots, making sure not son.”
to go past halfway (I like to keep my feet together when I do this drill). Next,
spread you feet out a little more and knock 10 balls down range with a 75%
swing. Lastly, hit 10 balls by working up to your full swing at ball 10. The rest
of the balls you can do with as you wish. I like to work on shot shaping and save
my last three or four balls to hit with the driver.
If you do get injured, apply ice to the area as soon as possible. I occa-
sionally watch sports on TV and I have never seen an athlete wearing a heating Inside this issue:
pad after an injury. The reason is because IT IS THE WRONG THING TO DO.
RECIPE 2
Heat encourages inflammation and ice reduces it.
BACK SURGERY 2
If you think your injury is serious, see a specialist. Specialists can not only diag-
OUR PATIENTS SPEAK! 3
nose your injury, but they can also suggest the proper type of treatment for your
CONGRATULATIONS! 4
injury. Being the official chiropractor of the Nationwide Tour Championship, I
have been given the opportunity to offer K-Laser therapy to my patients. This
type of therapy has been a part of professional level sports for some time, but up
until recently you had to make seven figures playing sports to experience this
type of therapy. Recent articles suggest that K-Laser therapy can cut healing and
recovery times in half. Our clinic has seen amazing results with rotator cuff inju-
ries, elbow pain, knee injuries, plantar fasciitis and back pain, to name a few.
Follow these easy steps to help prevent an injury on the links. If you do
get injured, take the appropriate steps to ensure that it doesn’t become chronic.
Until next time: tee it high, let it fly, and above all ,keep it in the short grass.
 To Your Health
Make your own Greek Yogurt!
Ingredients:
 Plain whole-milk yogurt (use a skim product if you want a healthier version)
 Honey
 Dried Fruit
 Walnuts
Line a sieve with a coffee filter and set it over a bowl. Place 4 cups plain whole-
milk yogurt in the filter and refrigerate for 12 hours (you'll get about 2 cups thick
yogurt). Divide among bowls; top with honey, dried fruit and walnuts.
IN A POOLED
ANALYSIS OF 25
Nuts May Help Lower Cholesterol Levels
INTERVENTION
TRIALS, EATING AN The natural snacks may have unrealized benefits for your heart, research-
AVERAGE OF 67 ers say. Eating nuts improves cholesterol and other blood lipid levels, which may
GRAMS OF NUTS A help stave off heart disease.
In a pooled analysis of 25 intervention trials, eating an average of 67
DAY (2.4 OUNCES) grams of nuts a day (2.4 ounces) reduced total cholesterol by 5.9 percent and
REDUCED TOTAL LDL, or bad, cholesterol by 7.4 percent, according to Dr. Joan Sabaté of Loma
CHOLESTEROL BY Linda University in California and colleagues. The ratios of total to HDL (good)
cholesterol and of LDL to HDL cholesterol also were reduced, they reported in
5.9 PERCENT.
the May 10 Archives of Internal Medicine.
Epidemiological studies have linked nut consumption with a reduced risk
of coronary heart disease, and many dietary intervention trials have studied the
effects of nut consumption on blood lipid levels.
"This study gives evidence that the cholesterol-lowering mechanism is
one of the driving forces in the previously discovered relationship that nuts pre-
vents heart attack," Sabaté said in an interview.

ABC News / Health

More Invasive Back Surgery on the Rise Despite Evidence

The following is an excerpt from the April 2010 Consumer Reports Health News:

“A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association

(JAMA) reports that, while surgery for spinal stenosis (a narrowing of the spinal
canal) is on the decline overall, spinal fusion procedures increased 15-fold from
2002-2007 among Medicare patients with the condition. This more invasive tech-
nique, which fuses the vertebrae together, lacks evidence of efficacy compared to
surgical decompression. Moreover, there are serious risks of life-threatening com-
plications. The JAMA report gives new urgency to the long list of “Medical Got-
chas” that Consumer Reports published in 2007 with back surgery at the top of
the list of ten overused tests and treatments.”
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Back Surgery Continued
Dr. Josh Cole believes that a second and, many times, a third opinion is
important before a patient should seriously consider back surgery. According to
www.mayoclinic.com only 5% of all low back pain patients require surgery.
Open back surgeries traditionally have a lengthy recovery time and require addi-
tional physical therapy sessions. As techniques and technology have improved, Spinal Fusion of L3, L4, and L5.
recovery time has started to decrease; however, some back surgery patients re-
quire additional surgeries for problems that arise as a result of the procedure.
Many people that opt for back surgery see it as a one time procedure when, in
reality, surgery can have adverse effects that require additional surgeries and Our Patients
lengthy recovery times, not to mention possible life threatening conditions. Luck- Speak!
ily, through the use of traditional chiropractic, K-Laser therapy, and muscle reha-
Dr. Cole, “the
bilitation, we are able to get patients out of pain quickly and to a point where sur- Grace of God,”
gery is often no longer necessary. and his new
Laser machine
Our Patients Speak have enabled
me to do the
things I hadn’t
Over several months I had developed serious pain in my right knee. I done for
went to the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston and they sometime.
discovered I had a Baker’s Cyst behind my right knee. I was then referred to
a specialist and was immediately put on a pain killer that helped for a while.
Then the Dr. started me on injections and that did good for a while, but the
pain persisted.
After a couple of months of limited response to injections I heard
from my chiropractor, Dr. Cole, about his new K-Laser machine. This was
the best thing that happened to me. At this time I could hardly walk or put
on clothes. I needed my husband to drive me around to appointments and I
basically quit doing my normal activities and volunteer work.
I started treatment with Dr. Cole and I am going two times a week for
about 7-8 minutes per treatment. I slept the best I have slept in 2-3 months
after the first visit. The results of treatment with Dr. Cole have been amaz-
ing. Dr. Cole, “the Grace of God”, and his new Laser machine have enabled
me to do the things I hadn’t done for sometime. The Baker’s Cyst has gone
Mrs. Earthalee Wright & Dr. Lucas
down considerably and the pain is much more manageable. I still take over Cole
the counter pain pills from time to time, but they are fewer and further be-
tween.
The part that really makes me happy is when I call Dr. Cole to cancel
an appointment, they are always ready to reschedule me on my time. He’s
just a wonderful doctor. I have and will continue to recommend him, be-
cause he has really made a wonderful change in my life.
Mrs. Earthalee Wright
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Congratulations Are In Order!
Dr. Josh Cole received his Masters in Sports Science and Rehabilitation this past
April. While attending Logan College of Chiropractic, he took extra classes in addition
to his chiropractic coursework. These classes include Psychology of the Athlete, Exer-
cise Physiology, Upper and Lower Extremity Active and Passive Rehabilitation, On
Field Assessment, and Sports Exercise Testing and Prescription. While in school Dr.
Josh had the privilege to provide triage and chiropractic at the Missouri State High
School Rodeo Championships, NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships,
and National Junior Disability Championships. He was also a graduate assistant at Mis-
souri Baptist in St. Louis, MO developing strength and conditioning programs for the
Women’s Lacrosse team.
After moving to South Carolina, he completed an internship at Velocity Sports
Performance in Mount Pleasant. Dr. Josh helped athletes improve form on the field and
in the weight room. He states “Many injuries that occur to athletes are because of im-
proper form. At Velocity, I taught athletes proper jumping and landing form, accelera-
tion and velocity phases of running, multi-directional movements, and technique in the
weight room. When these things are taught at a young age, athletes end up being faster,
stronger and more coordinated than their fellow athletes.”
The Masters in Sports Science and Rehabilitation prepares Dr. Josh to work with
athletes of all levels from amateur to elite. He also plans on teaching Anatomy and
Physiology at a local college in his spare time. Congratulations!