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Prevention of golf injuries depends upon three things:
1.
Proper physical conditioning
2. Proper swing mechanics
3.
Proper equipment.
We address the golfer's body by training it as a unit!
At
Active Bodyworks we use 6 tests to evaluate our client’s golf
fitness level. Why not test your own golf fitness level?
Most Common Areas of Injury: |
Back Pain
If
you have had surgery or trauma to your back (check with your
doctor for the best program to fallow). Most often a golfers back
problems are created by tight weak muscles that support the back,
hip and abdominals.
The golf swing’s axial rotation velocity (the back and forward
motion) creates compressed load on segments of the lumbar spine
(the lower back). This can create an estimated 8 times the body’s
weight of pressure on the lower back. Most amateur golfers
overextend weak imbalanced muscles, which increase stress, fatigue
and raise the possibility of injuries to this area.
Golfer's Elbow
(Medial Epicondylitis)
Because most all of us use computers and are gamers the muscle and
tendons of the elbow may already be imbalanced, inflamed and
fatigued. The repetitive motion of the golf swing continues to
aggravate the elbow increasing inflammation and pain to the inside
of the upper arm near the elbow joint.
Shoulder Pain
Chronic shoulder pain in a golfer may be caused by any number of
underlying conditions, including: rotator cuff tendonitis, or a
tear or impingement in the rotator cuff; A-C joint arthritis; or
instability in the joint. However most often tight muscles that
support and cross the shoulder joint can cause restrictions.
Hand and Wrist Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal Tunnel
Syndrome is a repetitive stress disorder that occurs in the nerves
of the hands. Can be aggravated from continuous gripping of the
golf club |
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DeQuervain’s Tendinitis
DeQuervain's causes pain in the wrist near the base of the thumb,
and is caused by an inflammation in the tendons that control the
thumb.
Trigger Finger
Trigger finger can cause a finger or fingers to lock up. The
condition is caused when the flexor tendon sheath, through which
the finger tendons run, is inhibited.
Wrist Impaction Syndrome
Impaction syndromes of the wrist are caused when the bones of the
wrist bang into one another due to excess or repetitive movements.
Knee Pain
Baring knee pain being caused by any underlying issues such as: a
torn meniscus; knee arthritis (osteoarthritis), or kneecap pain
(chondromalacia). Most often knee pain in golfers may simply be
caused by tight muscles that support and cross the knee.
Foot and
Ankle pain
Most often foot
and ankle pain is caused by golfers twisting their ankles on the
golf course and or the tight muscles that support and cross the
ankle.
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