Hit the Green: Prevent Common Golf Injuries & Go Low This Season

By: Laura Setlock, PT, DPT, Red Lion Clinic Coordinator

As golf season is creeping up on us, it’s time to dust off the clubs and prepare yourself for new personal best on the course! Wondering how to achieve your best scores yet? Taking care of your physical health is a good place to start. Addressing your musculoskeletal limitations will help you decrease your pain on the course as well as improve your swing mechanics, setting you up for success this golf season!

We’re talking more efficient swings, longer drives, better swing speed, lower scores, and, oh yeah, did I mention LESS pain?

Physical therapists at LHMPTI can work with you to treat and prevent some of the common injuries that golfers con suffer from, including:

• Shoulder pain (impingements, tendinitis, strains)
• Golfers or tennis elbow
• Low back pain
• Neck pain
• Knee pain including osteoarthritis or patellar tracking deficits
• Hip osteoarthritis or bursitis

In addition to a focus on specific injuries, our physical therapists can help to address your physical limitations that may be limiting your potential for your most efficient swing with some examples including:

• Addressing your core strength to increase the power behind your swing and decrease the force that your spine must absorb.
• Improve the mobility of your spine and hips, which will allow for an increased ability to maximize your backswing length and speed.
• Addressing any balance deficits that may be limiting the power and control in which you swing with.
• Maximizing your shoulder and forearm mobility for complete control of your clubs.

Let LHMPTI help you get the most out of your golf season with less pain and injuries, and more mobility and strength. Find an LHMPTI location near you and call us to set up your first appointment. Let’s go low this golf season!

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