A Novice Guide To The Common Injuries Gained By Golfers

Golf injuries can happen to a beginner or a pro; they don't choose their victims. On the other hand you can choose your fate so that you don't have to suffer the pain and consequences brought about by all of these preventable injuries.

A golfer has a high chance of experiencing the pain of being injured while playing if they were not able to condition themselves before the game. More so, if he doesn't know the right body mechanics and the right approach to every move that they will be doing.

In golf there are different types of injuries that any golfer can experience in their career; knowing these injuries could somehow help you prevent them in the future. Thus, it is good to have a brief understanding about some common golf injuries:

Back Injuries: A golfer can have different types of back injuries such as sprain, strain, lower back pain, herniated disks, backaches and stress. In order to prevent any of these happening, a golfer should observe proper posture while playing as well as good muscle coordination during the golf swing and of course proper body conditioning before the game.

Shoulder Injuries: Common shoulder injuries that can happen while playing are shoulder tendinitis, bursitis and impingement syndrome which are similar and often occur together. Moreover, there are also the torn rotator cuff injuries, frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis), shoulder separation, rotator cuff tendonitis, shoulder instability and glenohumeral arthritis.

Elbow injuries: The most common among all the elbow injuries are the golfer's elbow or the medial epicondylitis and the bursitis of the elbow which occurs over time due to repeated use of the muscles of the arm and the forearm. Moreover, related to the golfer's elbow, tennis elbow or lateral epicondylitis can also occur to any golfer for the same reasons as the two mentioned earlier.

Wrist and Hand Injuries: Wrist sprains, finger fractures, wrist tendinitis, trigger finger and tenosynovitis are just some of the wrist and hand injuries that might happen to you. These injuries can be brought on by accidents, falls during the game or by using poor equipment.

Other Pain and Injuries: Aside from what was mentioned above, there are still more injuries that any golfer could experience such as blisters, which are fluid-filled sacs on the surface of the skin of the hands or feet; delayed-onset-muscle-soreness, also known as DOMS which can occur for about 24 to 48 hours after intensive exercise or program; knee pain, plantar fasciculitis, sprains and strains, and stress fractures.

Again, most of the injuries and pain associated with golf are caused by overuse of that particular part of the body or it can be due to poor body posture and body mechanics while playing as well as improper swing and the use of poor equipment. If in case you will suffer from a golf injury you must make sure to follow the treatment regime of your doctor as well as their advice not to play for a specific number of days or months because to some extent failure to obey the doctor's orders can be the end of your career in golf.