Good Spinal Health On The Golf Course
Chronic back pain is a common complaint among golfers, but a little effort in keeping good habits can go a long way in ensuring you’re not one of them.
1. Stretch
Get your shoulders and upper back stretched by holding a club behind your neck with both arms and rotating your torso. Stretch the hips by lying on your back and pulling your knees one at a time to the opposite shoulder. Stretch the hamstrings by standing and flexing to touch your toes.
2. Warm Up
Taking gentle practice swings prepares the muscles and ligaments in your back for the torque created by swinging a golf club. Begin with the lighter irons and work your way up to the heavier woods.
3. Keep Balanced
Practice proper balance by keeping your knees slightly bent and your spine straight. Bend forward from the hips, not the back. Your feet should be kept approximately shoulder width apart and the your weight distributed evenly on the balls of your feet.
4. Protect The Lumbosacral Joint
Most of the conditions that are exacerbated by golf, such as disc problems or isthmic spondylolisthesis, affect the joint between your lumbar spine and sacrum. Protect this joint from injury by maintaining an easy and fluid golf swing and avoiding over-rotation.
5. Golfer’s Elbow
Overuse of the ligaments on the outer aspect of the elbow can lead to a condition called golfer’s elbow, causing pain and inflammation. This condition can be managed effectively with chiropractic care.
6. Carrying A Golf Bag
Bending over repeatedly to carry a golf bag stresses the low back and can lead to sprains and strains. Utilizing an integrated golf bag stand will eliminate repeated bending. If you must carry your clubs, use a dual strap bag that distributes weight evenly over both shoulders.
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Nice tips, honestly, twisting your back rapidly and jolting your arms to hit a golf ball is not a very natural movement and can still cause issues even though golfing is viewed as a “low-impact sport.” Good form and common sense can help sustain your back.
Hi Linsay,
Thanks for sharing these great tips. I would love to share it on my blog if your permit.
Regards,
I’d be happy to have you share it on your blog, just make sure to link back!
Thank you very much, Dr. Grant Radermacher.
You are right. Chronic back pain is a common problem among golfers.
These tips are so useful!
When I was developing my site, I have followed your writing.
Getting inspired by this article I published “12 most common golf injuries and how to stay safe from them. You can read it here: https://golfshub.com/12-most-common-golf-injuries/
And next week I will publish an article about Golf Stretching Excercise too… Hoping You will check that out…
Cheers.
Daisy.
Ohh thank you dude. i was suffering from this issue and just read your article. Wonderful information thank you so much one again.
DUDE! Thank you so much for writing this, I’ve been struggling with my back pain while golf and I never thought this Carrying A Golf Bag.
Hey, quick question – I’m sure you would of heard of Glen before since he is pretty well known in the sciatica industry. Anyway, he has an online back pain course and I was reading about it on this guys review https://extremehealthguides.com/sciatica-sos-review-results
he got some serious results from following it. I just thought to ask you since you seem to know what you’re talking about and would love your thoughts on GLEN as a Back pain curer?
Thanks, heaps again for the tips, hope you can reply soon. I’m sitting on the fence if I should buy or not.
Cheers!