In this week's episode of the Spine & Nerve podcast, Dr. Nicolas Karvelas and Dr. Brian Joves warmer weather, spring training and the forthcoming golf season by discussing how to keep up with your golf game, even when living with back pain.
Golf is one is the most popular pastimes in the world for weekend warriors, but studies have shown that anywhere from 25-65% of golfers will experience a back injury related to their golf game. Many of these are of the muscle strain variety. But just like any low back injury, we have to work through a differential diagnosis that includes the various anatomical structures in the lumbar spine.
The low back injury and golf correlation has become very well known at the professional level, where players like Tiger Woods and Jason Day worked through very public injuries. In these world class athletes, we have seen significant increases in the torque and loading forces across the spine as the athletes have evolved more powerful swings. This has seemingly led to higher rates of injury, and given more concern to the amateur athlete trying to replicate the Tiger Woods drive or the Rory McElroy fairway wood.
Listen in as the docs discuss the biomechanics behind these injuries, what to do if you tweak your back, and how to continue playing the sport you love for decades and decades.
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