Golf

5 Strategies For Sidestepping A Golfing Injury

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Fitness

Basic cardiovascular fitness is essential. Regular walking, running or cross training on a stair machine, elliptical trainer, swimming, and cycling are all ways to improve general fitness. This will help prevent fatigue which subsequently increases your risk of injury.

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Improve Mobility

Flexibility and rotation of the upper spine, shoulders and hips are critical to avoid injury. Regular stretching and dynamic exercises prescribed by your physical therapist can improve mobility.

Hands-on massage and myofascial release will improve flexibility in muscles and spine. Exercise to focus on turning upper back segments with hips and pelvis to follow, rather than twisting the lower back. 

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Power and Control

Strength training is crucial to prevent injury. Strengthen core, pelvis, hamstrings and glutes to ensure the power of the drive comes from the body. Proprioception, balance and control of the lower leg – ankle and knee – will provide a stable base for the golf swing.

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Warm Up

Prepares your body for work. A brisk walk or short jog warms up the cardiovascular system. Follow this with dynamic stretches of the hips and thoracic spine. Then practice some shots at the driving range before starting the game.

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Finish Without ‘Popping’

‘Popping’ at the end of the swing to try and generate more power increases injury risk. Popping can include: straightening the knees just before or after contact, coming up on to your toes, arching or overextending your back. All of these can increase the loads in your knee, hip and lower back causing injury. 

The Big Six Sports Injuries

Running

The high rate of running injuries makes focusing on prevention key. If you can prevent injuries, you’ll be able to run more consistently, reach a higher weekly mileage, do more challenging workouts – and ultimately, race a lot faster for longer.

Skiing

There’s no doubt about it, snow sports are fun. Whether you’re hurtling down the side of a mountain at 40 mph, or exploring backcountry terrain; snow sports always involve excitement, adventure and exhilaration.

Golf

Basic cardiovascular fitness is essential. Regular walking, running or cross-training on a stair machine, elliptical trainer, swimming, and cycling are all ways to improve general fitness.

Tennis

The sun is shining, the strawberries are ripening and the tennis season is upon us! The tournaments held at the Queen’s Club and The All England Club in London are just around the corner, inspiring many of you to get back out on the court.

Cycling

There are two main types of cycling injury, those caused by falling off (which we don’t discuss below) and the issues caused by overtraining, biomechanical stresses, often due to muscle imbalances, and incorrect bike set-up.

Swimming

Swimming is one of the most popular sports in the world. We swim in the sea, pools, lakes, streams, rivers and even ponds. And given that 70% of the Earth’s surface is water, we’re not short of opportunities.

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