Michigan Golf Journal April 2018

Michigan Golf Journal ǀĞƌLJŽŶĞ ǁŚŽ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞƐ ŝŶ ƐƉŽƌƚƐ ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ ŝƐ ůŽŽŬŝŶŐ ĨŽƌ an edge – whether you’re a pro ĂƚŚůĞƚĞ ǁŝƚŚ Ă ŵƵůƟͲŵŝůůŝŽŶͲ dollar contract, or a weekend golfer trying to take a few dollars from your buddies on the 18 th hole. Another universal truth is that the harder you ƉůĂLJ͕ ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ŽŌĞŶ LJŽƵ ĨĞĞů the pain. Most athletes have experienced the nagging pains associated with ƐƚƌĞŶƵŽƵƐ ƉŚLJƐŝĐĂů ĂĐƟǀŝƚLJ͕ and golfers are usually near the top of the list. Unless LJŽƵ ŚĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ ŇĞdžŝďŝůŝƚLJ ŽĨ :ƵƐƟŶ dŚŽŵĂƐ Žƌ ƵƐƟŶ :ŽŚŶƐŽŶ͕ trying to duplicate that body ƚŽƌƋƵĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĂŶŐĞ ŽĨ ŵŽƟŽŶ does not come naturally for most of us. Experts aren’t needed to assess the most common areas of soreness from a golf swing, which results in an achy back, shoulder, knee, hip, elbow, or foot pain. Several media members playing a round of golf at Lake Nona Country Club in January discovered a new way to combat pain, without taking a handful of pain pills. The Oska Pulse is a breakthrough wearable, medical, technology device that reduces pain. The device ƵƐĞƐ WƵůƐĞĚ ůĞĐƚƌŽŵĂŐŶĞƟĐ &ŝĞůĚ ;W D&Ϳ ƚŚĞƌĂƉLJ͕ ƐĞƫŶŐ ƵƉ ĂŶ ĞůĞĐƚƌŽŵĂŐŶĞƟĐ ĮĞůĚ ŶĞĂƌ ƚŚĞ ĂƌĞĂ ŽĨ pain, which promotes blood ŇŽǁ͕ ƌĞĚƵĐĞƐ ŝŶŇĂŵŵĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ relieves pain. KƉĞƌĂƟŶŐ ŝŶ ϯϬͲŵŝŶƵƚĞ͕ renewable cycles, the device is about the size of a computer mouse. It has a range of approximately two feet and doesn’t have to be in direct contact with the skin or ache. A golfer with a sore back could put it in his back pocket ĂŶĚ ƐƟůů ĞŶũŽLJ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƌŽƵŶĚ ŽĨ golf, while the Oska works to sooth the problem area. One player was reluctant to ƚƌLJ ƚŚĞ ďƌĞĂŬͲƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƉƌŽĚƵĐƚ͕ ďĞĐĂƵƐĞ ŽĨ ƐĐŝĂƟĐĂ͕ but he completed a full 18 holes pain free while using it. LOWER YOUR HANDICAP AND PLAY PAIN FREE LJ &ƌĞĚ ůƚǀĂƚĞƌ