Bend Oregon Physical Therapy - How Golf Players Can Avoid Back Injuries

In playing golf, having the wrong position in swinging the golf club or even picking up the ball could give anyone a lower back injury, thus it's important for one to have a good knowledge on how to do the right warm ups and swing. The program in Bend Oregon physical therapy has come up with great techniques on how to prevent injuries.

1. Warming Up Before The Game:

Heading right to the first tee and pulling out your driver is one of the best ways to aggravate your low back pain. So for this, a comprehensive warm-up including some stretching and simple swings is critical for the muscles and spine to be prepared. Stretching should emphasize the shoulder, torso, hip regions and hamstring muscles. After this, carefully swinging the golf club will help warm up the necessary muscle groups and prepare them for the torque (force) and torsion (twisting) a golf swing will make.

It is best to start with the smaller irons and progress to the larger woods. This will allow the muscles to incrementally warm up. Overall, the muscles that have been stretched and are continuously loaded are much less prone to getting hurt and can take more stress and strain.

2. Doing The Right Swing:

The aim of a golf swing is to develop significant clubhead speed. In order to achieve this, a lot of torque and torsion is applied to the back. Golfers should emphasize a smooth regular swing. This would produce less stress to the lower back, and this minimizes muscular effort and disc and angle joint loading.

With a good swing, the shoulder, pelvis (hip), and thoracolumbar segments (mid and low back) revolve to share the load of the swing of the golf club. For most players in the game of golf, developing an easy, smooth swing is ideal to reduce stress and injury to the lower back.