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Sacramento Chiropractor: Get in Shape to Prevent Golf Injuries
January 2nd, 2010 | 
Author: Injuries are not uncommon with any sort of sport. So, it’s a good idea to determine what injury is likely to happen in a specific sport and then to do what it takes to avoid it. Unfortunately, sports injuries can’t always be avoided. As a result, it’s important to take conscientious care of your body to make injury less likely, or less traumatic. The most important thing that you can do is to be certain that you have a suitable fitness level before beginning to play a sport, such as golf. By maintaining a healthy lifestyle, making sure your joints are mobile and your muscles are limber, preparing your body before activity, using proper form and good postures while actively playing, and giving yourself plenty of cool down and relaxation time, you may very well keep your body safe from injury.
It isn’t just amateur golfers who suffer from injuries. It has been estimated that close to one-third of pro golfers play injured at any given time. On the positive side, general good health and fitness can reduce the number of injuries that you may incur and could actually prevent them altogether.
Good body strength in the muscle regions most used while playing golf is very important. However, it’s important to make sure your spine is in healthy alignment and that it has good mobility prior to setting out to build muscle strength. A proficient golf swing relies on your spine’s facility to effectually move in a rotational fashion. Back injuries are the most prevalent type of injuries suffered by golfers. To be certain that your spine is in healthy alignment and there is efficient movement in the vertebrae, see your chiropractor in Sacramento. Chiropractic care can go a long way in helping you to prevent back injury.
It’s time to strengthen once you’re “straightened.” Safe, injury-free action on the green is dependent upon your being prepared for your golf game. Golf stretching and flexibility routines will warm up your muscles and make straining them less likely. Flexibility in all regions of the body can be escalated fairly quickly through full body range of motion (ROM) exercises. In addition, elastic band conditioning offers distinct golf range of motion advantages and can build needed energy in the shoulders, hips and deep muscles of the core. Sports professionals, such as your chiropractor, are including elastic band training in their golf conditioning programs because the bands offer dynamic resistance that regular weight lifting does not offer.
Quite a few golfers suffer from “Golfer’s Elbow” besides back injuries. Though golfer’s elbow and tennis elbow are nearly identical injuries, there is a small difference between them. Tennis elbow impinges the outside of the upper arm whereas golfer’s elbow impinges the inner arm. Golfer’s elbow, like tennis elbow, can be the consequence of a single extreme action, such as (in golf) thrusting down on the mat at the driving range or hitting a hard fairway surface. Although, it most often results from repetitive stress from smaller shocks. In addition, it can come upon those who abruptly begin to play too much golf. As a case in point, if players that generally play golf once or twice a month elect to play in a tournament, they are potentially at risk for incurring the injury.
Golf makes exclusive requests of the body. Fatigue can be problematic because the game usually lasts longer than the majority of other sports. Once the body is fatigued, bad posture and impeded coordination often follow. Together, these two components can produce an assortment of injuries. In addition, as a result of the continuous swinging of the golf clubs, the shoulder muscles are subject to injury. Just as attention should be given to make certain that your muscles are stretched and warmed up prior to starting your golf game, be sure to rest your body properly between games.
An unexpected injury occasionally connected with golf is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. But, this injury can be caused by many games of golf played over a number of months continuously since it is a problem that comes about as a result of repetitive stress Carpal Tunnel Syndrome can be a severe injury causing incapacitation and occasionally necessitating surgery. However, chiropractic treatment and, sometimes the use of a brace will relieve the problem if a health professional, such as your chiropractor, discovers it at an early stage.
The majority of golfers seem to feel that injuries are just an unavoidable part of a golfer’s life. However, a healthy, mobile spine, dedicated preparation, appropriate exercise and muscle conditioning, reaching and sustaining a an appropriate fitness level, and reasonable rest and recuperation after your game is over, can help to make injuries far less a part of your golfing experience.
Dr. Yong Kim is a Sacramento chiropractor with over thirteen years of experience helping thousands of patients get out of pain and get their lives back. His office is located at 1707 Professional Drive, Sacramento, CA 95825. He has special training in the area of sports injuries. Dr Kim is himself an avid health enthusiast. For more information go to his website at http://www.sacramentochiropractor.org
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