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GOLF #102
If only you could be more conscious of your golf swing you could avoid injury!!!!!
 
There are various areas of the body that are engaged during the golf swing. Each area should be trained and evaluated for flexibility and/or strength. The most common injuries are associated with the phases of the golf swing. Obviously there are differences between professional and amateur golfers as well as male vs. female players.  Females have a higher frequency of upper body injuries; however, males tend to injure the back more frequently. Players with a lower handicap (1 to 9) and over the age of 50 years old display a higher prevalence of injury.  
(Theriault/LaChance Sports Med.).  ​
Examining the phases of the golf swing

IMPROPER STANCE                                                           POSSIBLE INJURY
                                                  TAKE-AWAY                                                                                                            
Low back bending instead of the hip flexion                 Spinal instability & abnormal muscle tension
Too wide of a stance                                                          Reduces trunk rotation leads to spinal strain
Locked elbows                                                                    Increase grip &muscle tension; elbow/wrist injuries
Long backswing                                                                  Over rotation, left thumb & right wrist injury
Excess lift of the left arm & shoulder                              Nerve impingement as well as rotator cuff injuries.
                                                  FORWARD SWING**
Trunk rotation                                                                     Thoracic & abdominal muscle strain
Forward weight shift                                                          Exacerbates preexisting hip or knee injuries
                                                  ACCELERATION & IMPACT
Tight grip or overextended elbows                                 Lateral or medial inflammation of elbow joint
Excess wrist flexion or extension or                               Wrist/hand injury & possible fracture
      hitting the ground
                                                  FOLLOW THROUGH
Excess low back rotation                                                  Low back muscle strain & possible disc injury
        instead of hip rotation                                                
Weak shoulder rotation                                                    Scapular muscle fatigue or internal impingement
 
**(Combined with acceleration result in the largest number of injuries)
So now that you are aware of all of these potential contributory factors, will you alter your swing?
Next week-the specific muscles that can be injured and what we can do to help eliminate your pain.

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