Golf Wrist Pain: Causes, Treatment, and Prevention for a Pain-Free Swing
(originally published on www.ptstrengthcoach.com, July 2016) The wrist is one of the most highly stressed joints in the human body during a round of golf, with a high percentage of players presenting with acute or chronic discomfort as their frequency of play increases. While it is a relatively small joint compared to major power centers […]
Better In One Physical Therapy Visit or It’s Free
The fact of the matter is that in Physical Therapy if the Physical Therapist is not able to improve how you are feeling even slightly in one session, the Physical Therapist should give you that session for FREE. Yes, FREE Why? Because if you spend your time and put your trust in someone who says […]
Screening: What Should We ACTUALLY Be Looking For?
If you have a new student or a new member joins, he or she may be asking for a few tips on some nagging, persistent, or even novel issues. Who knows, even you might be having some lingering pain. You are in luck! There are a few tools (screens) that have the potential to give […]
Top 4 Questions to Ask BEFORE Scheduling Physical Therapy
Get the Full Guide Here This post is an excerpt from our Patient Protection Guide aimed at educating people in pain how to best help themselves. When you are not able to do what you want because of pain, there are hundreds of places to go and people to see to get better. Having options […]
Return to Golf After Surgery
Athletic injuries are common occurrences for both the recreational and competitive golfer. Repetitive motion, muscle imbalances, joint stiffness, and pounding forces can leave the athlete’s body at risk for wear and tear and susceptible to injury. Conservative treatment, such as rest, recovery, and physical therapy, can be very effective. But sometimes, injuries lead to surgery. […]
Best Golf Shoulder Mobility Exercises & Shoulder Turn Drills
Do you push through golf rounds while grabbing your shoulder and wondering why it feels sore? You’re not alone. Shoulder pain is one of the most common complaints among golfers, affecting roughly 1–2 in every ten players. And more often than not, it’s caused by movement limitations, not just overuse. The golf swing is a […]
Fixing Back Pain in Women
In the United States, lower back pain (LBP) is the most common musculoskeletal injury, sustained by as much as 80% of the general population (1). The same is true for golf, as lower back pain is the most common injury in the sport and affects up to 34.5% of the golf athletes (2)(3). According to […]
Hip Mobility: It’s All in the Hip
You can get more than just laughs from the movie “Happy Gilmore.” Take the character Chubbs, for instance, who imparts the following words of wisdom: “It’s all in the hips, it’s all in the hips. … Just easin’ the tension, baby. Just easin’ the tension!” Oh Chubbs, how right you are! It is always great to […]
Golf Screening: Know Your Equipment
If you want to be proficient at golf, you will at least need desire, determination, hand-eye coordination and some talent. Also, selective short-term memory loss is a benefit to strong golfers — don’t forget that! As for the actual game, you will need to develop sound fundamentals, shot-making skills, course management, a keen understanding of […]
Junior Golf: Elbow and Wrist Pain
Believe it or not, with Fall right around the corner, the Winter weather will be here before we know it. This means the grass is slowing in its growth and the mats are coming out on the driving range. This also means the onslaught of arm injuries in juniors and adult golfers is on the […]
Junior Golf Back Pain
The most common injury in golf is back pain, accounting for over 35% of all injuries sustained in the sport. These are the numbers for adult golfers. There have not been any studies on the frequency in junior golfers, but based on the fact that whenever I ask a large group of junior golfers to […]
Soft Tissue Techniques
Within the body, there are many muscles which are surrounded by fascia. Fascia is similar to ligaments and tendon, in that it is formed primarily of collagen. Fascia’s role in the body is to attach to muscles, enclose them, and separate them. Deep fascia is the dense fibrous connective tissue that is flexible and provides […]
