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Episode 70: Stiff Low Back and Tight Hips in Golfers: A 3-Phase Plan
Episode 70: Stiff Low Back and Tight Hips in Golfers: A 3-Phase Plan
In this case study episode, Mike Bruno walks Michael Stant through what he calls the "50 plus golfers special": stiff low backs, locked up hips, and tight legs. They cover why golfers need about 40 degrees of hip internal rotation, why the low back ends up cheating when the hips can't move, and why popular stretches like the 90/90 can backfire. Mike breaks internal rotation into its three real components (rotation, extension, and adduction), lays out a three-phase plan from ground-based rehab...