Managing Golf Injuries: Technique and Equipment Changes That Aid Treatment

Proper golf technique and equipment and preventive measures can minimize golf-related injuries of the back, shoulders, elbows, and hands and wrists. Rotating the shoulder and hip a similar amount during the backswing and keeping the spine vertical during the follow-through can reduce lumbar spine st...

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Published in:The Physician and sportsmedicine 1999-07, Vol.27 (7), p.41-56
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Acceleration (Education)
Biological and medical sciences
Body Weight
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Golf
Injuries
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous. Osteoarticular involvement in other diseases
Physicians
Prevention
Sports injuries
Sports training
Vertebrates: body movement. Posture. Locomotion. Flight. Swimming. Physical exercise. Rest. Sports
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