ReviewSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2006
Golf injuries: a review of the literature.
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Who cites it
42 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Risk Factors for Knee Injury in Golf: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2017Pooled it
- High Return-to-Golf Rates and Satisfaction After Shoulder Arthroscopy and Arthroplasty: A Comparative Study.Cureus · 2026Article
- Golf-Related Injuries in Young Elite Golfers: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Early intervertebral degeneration patterns among elite amateur golfers: A T2∗ mapping study.Brain & spine · 2026Article
- Golf-Related Lower Extremity Injuries Presenting to United States Emergency Departments: A 10-Year Analysis (2013-2022).Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Characteristics of spinal injury in professional golfers in South Korea: a nationwide cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2025Article
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- Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Pain in Amateur Golfers in the State of São Paulo: A Cross-sectional Study.Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2024Article
- Effects of left thigh blood flow restriction exercise on muscle strength and golf performance in amateur golfers.Journal of exercise rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Lower Limb Biomechanics during the Golf Downswing in Individuals with and without a History of Knee Joint Injury.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Effects of Ground Slopes on Erector Spinae Muscle Activities and Characteristics of Golf Swing.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Cross-sectional study of characteristics and prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints in 1170 male golfers.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2023Article
- Effect of slope change on kinematics of amateur golfers' full swing.Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine · 2023Article
- Upper Body Injuries in Golfers.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2022Review
- Vertebral Fracture in an Elderly Golfer.Cureus · 2022Article
- Golf Swing Biomechanics: A Systematic Review and Methodological Recommendations for Kinematics.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- The swing performance Index: Developing a single-score index of golf swing rotational biomechanics quantified with 3D kinematics.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Article
- Low back pain and golf: A review of biomechanical risk factors.Sports medicine and health science · 2020Review
- Golf Swing Rotational Velocity: The Essential Follow-Through.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2018Article
- Injuries among Korean Female Professional Golfers: A Prospective Study.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2018Article
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3 authors.
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Abstract
Golf is one of a few activities that people of all ages and skill level can play. Injury as with all sports can occur. The low back is the most common injury sustained whilst playing golf, and the dynamic action of the golf swing is a major contributing factor to injury. The golf swing is a complex movement that utilises the whole body in a coordinated fashion and when repeated frequently can result in injury. Injury can be overuse or traumatic in nature. Overuse injuries predominate in the professional golfer, and amateur golfer injury tends to occur secondary to an incorrect golf swing. Upper limb injuries are also common due to their role in linking the fast moving golf club with the power-generating torso. Fortunately, injury from a club or ball strike is rare. More common are the overuse injuries associated with the back, neck and shoulder. Most golf injury data have been collected retrospectively and further epidemiological study of a prospective nature is required to determine injury incidence and factor relating to the onset of injury.
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