Golf Injuries: Prevention is better than cure! From experience of all people that have under gone through our golf training programs, it is inevitable that after some time in the training that golf injuries will occur. The repetitive nature of the golf swing is the major cause of golf injuries especially low back pain or… Continue reading Golf Injuries
Category: Golf Injuries
How To Lift With Your Legs
5 Tips For Decreasing Lower Back Stress When working with clients that have chronic low back pain, I find that teaching them to take of themselves outside of the gym is just as important as the training and soft-tissue regimen. If a client comes into my clinic and performs one hour of great work but… Continue reading How To Lift With Your Legs
Six Sports Injury Warning Signs
How To Tell If Your Injury Is Serious There are some common tip-offs you should recognize as warning signs that you have an injury that needs your attention. While some sports injuries are immediately evident, others can creep up slowly and progressively get worse. If you don`t pay attention to both types of injuries, chronic… Continue reading Six Sports Injury Warning Signs
How to Prevent Golf Injuries
Many people consider golf a low-level physical activity without the possibility of injury ever happening to them. But, there is a potential risk of suffering serious injuries to the elbow, spine, knee, hip or wrist. Before hitting the links, golfers can take some preventive measures to protect themselves against injury. Golfer’s Elbow Leading the list… Continue reading How to Prevent Golf Injuries
Most Common Golf Injuries
If you have played golf enthusiastically for any amount of time, you are aware of the frustrations associated with making the “perfect” swing. You have probably spent numerous hours reading books, watching video tapes and even taking instructional lessons. You have tried to successfully cock and uncock your wrists as Mr.Mark O’Meara does. But for… Continue reading Most Common Golf Injuries
Sports Injury Cheat Sheet
Quick tips for treating sports injuries. Injury Prevention Injury prevention is possible if you are prepared for your activity, both physically and mentally. Don`t succumb to the weekend warrior syndrome by doing more than your training allows. However, you also need to balance training with rest to avoid overuse injuries. The following tips can help… Continue reading Sports Injury Cheat Sheet
Injury Management Tips For Golfers
While generally thought of as a harmless activity, golfing is associated with a significant number of injuries. The average touring professional sustains on average two injuries each year. Among the amateurs, the injury rate ranges from 59% for the high handicapper to 67.5% for those with a single digit handicap. The injury rate is also… Continue reading Injury Management Tips For Golfers
Understanding Golfer’s Elbow
(Medial Epicondylitis) What Is Medial Epicondylitis? Medial Epicondylitis, also referred to as ‘golfer’s elbow,’ is considered a cumulative trauma injury. The muscles that are used to pull the hand down, the wrist flexors, are located on the palm side of the forearm. These muscles join together and attach to the common flexor tendon, which attaches… Continue reading Understanding Golfer’s Elbow
Tendinitis Of The Wrist
What Is Tendinitis of the Wrist? Tendonitis of the wrist (properly termed DeQuervain’s stenosing tenosynovitis) is an irritation and swelling of the sheath or ‘tunnel’ which surrounds the tendons of the thumb. A pain in the front of the wrist is a common indication of tendonitis. There may also be pain when grasping something or… Continue reading Tendinitis Of The Wrist
Exercise And Bone And Joint Conditions
As we get older, our bodies change. Muscle size and strength decrease primarily due to inactivity. Bone mass and density decrease, increasing the susceptibility to fractures. Tendons and ligaments become less elastic, making it easy to get overuse injuries. Joint inflammation and cartilage degeneration often occur due to arthritis. Thirty minutes of physical activity a… Continue reading Exercise And Bone And Joint Conditions