Golf Injuries

General Advice

Golf swing technique and the grip of the club have a huge role to play in golf injury prevention and cure

A poor swing can affect the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand and thumb. Lower back pain can also sometimes be a problem. Golfers elbow is a pain on the inside of the elbow which is frequently encountered.

Every injury is unique, so to help you self manage your golfing injury, we encourage you to first explore our injury advice and read our articles

To greatly improve your chance in succeeding the self management of your injury, our expert team of Chartered Physiotherapists can help. You can choose a physio, with the specialist skills to provide you with a personalised treatment programme

Articles

• Foot Pain : Plantar fasciitis

  by Jane Hodgson 5 October 2009

  Plantar fasciitis is the commonest overuse injury causing foot pain in middle aged to older adults. Affecting the sole of the foot it often causes heel pain, but sometimes pain is also felt on the middle or outside of the foot.

• Lyme Disease

  by Jane Hodgson 5 May 2009

  Anyone working or doing activities in the countryside should be aware of Lyme disease and should check themselves, their pets and children for ticks after outdoor activities.

• Rotator cuff injury: A Cause of Shoulder Pain

  by Jane Hodgson 12 September 2008

  Rotator cuff is the collective name for the four muscles that attach the scapula (shoulder blade) to the humerus (upper arm bone). As a whole the rotator cuff stabilises the shoulder joint and facilitates its movement.
  

• Tennis elbow and neck

  by Jane Hodgson 3 July 2008

  You get tennis elbow and neck from any repetitive action that uses the muscles which pull back and / or turn the wrist such as using a screwdriver, a computer keyboard or playing a musical instrument.