When Golf Hurts More Than It Helps
Golf puts repeated, one-sided stress on the spine, hips, and shoulders. Plenty of golfers play through low back tightness, hip pain, or a shoulder that aches after a round and write it off as part of the game. Left alone, those patterns tend to become compensations that limit the swing, sap power, and set up a bigger injury later.
How a TPI-Informed Golf Screening Works
The Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) built a screening approach that looks at how your body moves, not only how your swing looks. A TPI-informed assessment checks mobility, stability, and strength in the areas golfers lean on most, the hips, thoracic spine, and shoulders, so the physical limitation behind a swing fault or pain pattern gets found and not just the symptom.
Sports Chiropractic Care for Golfers
Care is led by Dr. Sam Gaston, a Certified Chiropractic Sports Practitioner (CCSP). The CCSP is a high-level certification centered on evaluating and treating sports injuries, and it requires ongoing continuing education to keep, so Dr. Gaston stays current on assessing and treating sports-related problems, including the movement limitations common in golf.
Depending on what the screening shows, treatment may include chiropractic adjustment, dry needling, or soft tissue mobilization. And if you aren't a competitive athlete, the same standard of care applies to evaluating and treating the stresses of everyday life.
Your Golf Visit, Step by Step
Movement screen
Targeted treatment
Back on the course
What Golfers Often Notice After Care
Golfers who complete a golf-specific movement screen and follow-up care commonly notice less stiffness the day after a round, steadier rotation through the hips and thoracic spine, and fewer low back or shoulder flare-ups after playing.
Golf Performance Care at Our Plano Clinic
Golf screenings and care are available at 2305 Coit Rd, Suite A, Plano, TX 75075 with Dr. Sam Gaston, DC, CCSP. Whether you play every weekend or a few rounds a season, the visit starts with how your body moves and where it's limited.
If you're coming back from a golf-related injury, you can also learn about our sports rehab and recovery care.
Frequently Asked Questions
TPI stands for Titleist Performance Institute. It's a screening framework and not a membership requirement, and it suits any golfer, recreational or competitive, who wants to move better and play with less pain.
No referral is needed. You can book directly with our Plano clinic.
A golf screening adds a movement assessment tied to your swing mechanics, hip rotation, thoracic mobility, and shoulder stability, on top of the sports chiropractic care Dr. Gaston already provides.
Both. Addressing the mobility and stability limits we find often eases pain and can help you rotate more consistently through the swing.
Our Plano clinic is at 2305 Coit Rd, Suite A, Plano, TX 75075. You can book through the BOOK NOW button on this page.
Ready to move better on the course?
Whether you're managing nagging pain or simply want to move better through your swing, good care starts with understanding what is actually limiting you.
