Technology In Golf
and performance, can be achieved by taking lessons from a registered Professional Golf Association coach
 All golf equipment (clubs and shoes) should be professionally fitted before purchase
 All players should be prepared to stop playing immediately when a muscle problem/injury occurs
 All injured players, irrespective of how severe the injury is, should seek first aid or prompt medical treatment of their injury
 Injured golfers should not resume playing until they have completely recovered from their injury.
For certain injuries there are certain techniques which can be used to help them recover quicker. Is the use of electrical stimulation of the peripheral nervous system to override the pain messages in the body. This modern, non invasive, cost effective, drug-free system is widely recognised as an effective method of relieving both acute or chronic pain.
TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation)
Pain relief with TENS is produced through high frequency electrical impulses of the nerves, muscles and cells of the body. These impulses help block the body's ability to send a pain message to the brain and increase the body's ability to produce its own pain killing substances, called endorphins. There are no side effects - making this treatment a powerful and clean therapeutic option.
There are many painful conditions that TENS has provided pain relief. These include: acute sprains & strains, arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, fibrositis, low back pain, osteoarthritis, shingles, spinal cord disorders, sports injuries and tendonitis. 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 strain. A rigid back support may lower the risk of vertebral compression fracture in osteoporotic patients. Shortening the backswing can decrease pressure on a degenerative acromioclavicular joint. Therapy for 'golfer's elbow' includes medial counterforce bracing, larger club grips, and graphite shafts. Treatments for wrist and hand disorders include proper swing and grip technique and larger, softer grips. Diagnosis of the easy-to-miss fracture of the hook of the hamate may require tomogram, CT, or MRI. In one survey (5), the most commonly injured sites in amateur golfers overall (by percentage of players injured at each site) were the lower back (34.5%), elbows (33.1%), hands and wrists (20.1%), and shoulders (11.7%). Men had virtually the same percentages as the group overall, but the most common sites of injury in amateur women were the elbows, followed by the lower back, shoulders, and hands and wrists.
In contrast, professional male and female golfers most often injured their hands and wrists, followed by the lower back, shoulders, and elbows, though percentages differed somewhat by gender.
Injuries in amateurs, who play an average of two rounds a week, are most often due to overuse (25%), striking the ground with the club (hitting a "fat shot," 21%), and poor swing mechanics (19%) (5). "Overswinging" (swinging harder and/or faster than is appropriate for a golfer's capabilities), poor warm-up, twisting the trunk during the swing, and [next page]