If you’ve ever played 18 holes of golf, you know that it requires a mix of strength, flexibility, and power. However, aside from twisting from side-to-side a few times, most of us don’t have a comprehensive routine of golf stretches.
In fact, the most common golf injury is low back pain followed by shoulder pain and knee pain. Luckily, if you ever get injured, our physical therapists can assist you in improving your pain and correct your body’s deficits.
Meanwhile, these golf stretches will make your golf game less painful and reduce those extra strokes!
Hamstring Stretch: Move up from upright into stretched position. Perform 10x per side, holding for 1-2 counts.
Back Extension Stretch: Holding your club, swing your arms overhead and hold for 1-2 counts. Repeat 10x.
Hip/Back/Shoulder Rotation Stretch: Hold club behind back and rotate torso to each side. Repeat 10x.
Calf Stretch: Move from upright into stretched position. Repeat 10x.
Lumbar Spine Rotation: Hold club, plant feet as shown, rotate to each side 10x.
Forearm Rotation: Hold club straight up, then rotate to each side (slowly). Perform 10x.
Teeing Off
Remember, pain is your body’s way of saying “something is wrong!” Don’t wait for pain to go away on its own – often times this leads to the creation of bad movement patterns that ultimately lead to more injury.
Our therapists are among the most highly trained clinicians in America, we can help you start feeling better today at any of our 19 clinics in Northern Virignia.
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