A publication of The Gazette | Spring 2013 Editors Designer Contributing Writers
Kimberly Bamber Anna Joyce Anna Joyce Karen Finucan Clarkson Scott Harris Archana Pyati
Prepress Manager
John Schmitz
Associate Publisher Creative Director
Doug S. Hayes Anna Joyce
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Golf Rehab Improve Your Core
Strength and Flexibility Professional golfers make it look easy, but the golf swing is actually one of the most difficult and complicated movements in all of sports, requiring stability in some joints and flexibility in others. Having proper motion, strength, and function throughout the swing plays a large role in preventing injuries.
Correction
In the article on bacterial vaginosis in the winter 2012 issue of Gazette Health, the definition of the pH scale was reversed. The article should have stated that the lower the pH, the higher the acid level.
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