Posture- Golf stance
- Standing, sitting
Range of Motion (ROM)
(joint limitation vs. soft tissue limitation) - Trunk
- Upper Extremities
- Lower Extremities
Muscle Testing - Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar ROM
- Upper Extremity: Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist,
Fingers
- Lower Extremity: Hips, Knees, Ankles
- Golf swing
Balance
- Eyes opened / close
- Stable vs. unstable surfaces
- Balance during golf swing
Golf Specific Movements
- Coordinate physical deficits with golf
swing / striking faults
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Dean Kapatanakis
MSPT, Cert. MDT
Dean has been trained by two of
the leading golf rehabilitation and performance
companies. He has over ten years of clinical
experience with sports and orthopedic injuries.
Owner and operator of ProCare Rehabilitation in
Clark, New Jersey, Dean has a masters degree
in PT, with certifications from the Mckenzie
institute for mechanical diagnosis and treatments
of spinal injuries and from the American
Physical Therapy Association for Clinical
Instruction. Dean is also an adjunct professor at
the College of Staten Island.
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