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Building Better Golfers in the Offseason: How Hawkin Dynamics Force Plates Elevate Training at MANA Performance Therapy
At MANA Performance Therapy, we believe the offseason isn’t a break — it’s an opportunity. It’s when golfers can rebuild, refine, and prepare their bodies to perform at a higher l...
When the competitive or active golf season winds down, many golfers shift their attention to rest, recovery, and preparation for the next year. But the offseason isn’t just about taking a break—it’s the most valuable time to invest in your body, your movement quality, and your long-term performance ...
As the golf season winds down, many players see the offseason as a time to relax and step away from the game. While rest and recovery are essential, the offseason also presents a golden opportunity — a chance to make real, lasting improvements that will pay off once spring rolls around. The key to m...
“I’m just going to rest this winter — my shoulder, back, or elbow will feel better by spring.”
It’s an easy choice. After months of rounds, range sessions, and travel, rest feels earned. But here’s the truth: rest isn’t the solution — it’s a delay.
Because while time off may dull your symptoms...
For most golfers, the offseason is seen as a time to rest and reset. But for those recovering from injury, the months between competitive play offer something even more valuable: an opportunity to rebuild, refocus, and return stronger than before. The right offseason training can make the difference...
In parts one and two of this blog we reviewed the pre-operative, early postoperative, and middle-stage rehab phases of FAI surgery. Part three will cover three key milestones in returning to sport: jumping, running, and return to sport clearance. While there are a number of other sport-related miles...
In part one of this blog we highlighted the pre-operative and early postoperative phase of FAI surgery. Part two will expand on the middle-stage of rehab.
The middle-phase begins at achieving the exit criteria of the early postoperative phase: a manageable level of symptom irritability in the hip w...
Athletic hip surgeries have been one of the fastest growing orthopedic procedures in sport in the past two decades.1Â Although non-surgical management is the primary treatment for hip pain, a subset of individuals will require surgery to achieve a better outcome. FAI, or femoroacetabular impingement ...
A common question we're asked during strength training consults for runners is "how much weight should I use?" It's rare that we actually tell someone a starting weight instead of giving a set/rep range and having the equation solve itself, but someone's technical proficiency is going to guide where...
 While many people don’t think that golf is a sport that creates a lot of stress on the body, we would beg to differ. For those who play golf year round, or if someone is trying to cram as many rounds as they can before the cooler weather arrives, this can sometimes create more stress than the body...
Energy Systems and ACL Rehabilitation
When it comes to returning back to higher level activity after an ACL reconstruction, there are a lot of factors that need to be considered. While many focus on range of motion, strength, and pain reduction, an area that is often overlooked is training energy s...
Remind me if you've heard or experienced this before. As you go through the golf season, you start dealing with some pain that is manageable while playing, but it progressively gets worse. You play it off as nothing, but it continues to get your attention every time you play. Fast forward to the end...
