ArticleJournal of chiropractic medicine2007
Golf-related lower back injuries: an epidemiological survey.
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- Risk Factors Associated With Low Back Pain in Golfers: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Sports healthPooled it
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- Warm-Up Program for Adolescent Golfers Reduces Low Back Pain: A Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial.Translational sports medicine · 2025Article
- Does Overhead Squat Performance Affect the Swing Kinematics and Lumbar Spine Loads during the Golf Downswing?Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Upper Body Injuries in Golfers.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2022Review
- A Targeted Approach to Evaluating the Golfing Athlete with Low Back Pain: A Resident's Case Report.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2021Article
- Low back pain and golf: A review of biomechanical risk factors.Sports medicine and health science · 2020Review
- MODIFYING STANCE ALTERS THE PEAK KNEE ADDUCTION MOMENT DURING A GOLF SWING.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2018Article
- Mechanical lower back pain and sacroiliac joint dysfunction in golfers at two golf clubs in Durban, South Africa.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2018Article
- The chiropractic profession: a scoping review of utilization rates, reasons for seeking care, patient profiles, and care provided.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2017Article
- The Biomechanics of the Modern Golf Swing: Implications for Lower Back Injuries.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2016Review
- Rehabilitation of low back pain in golfers: from diagnosis to return to sport.Sports health · 2013Article
- Return to Golf After Lumbar Fusion.Sports healthArticle
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Abstract
objectiveThis study describes the playing characteristics of golfers who had an injury to their lower back in the course of play or practice in the previous year (12 months).
methodsA retrospective survey was mailed to members of randomly selected golf clubs across Australia. Statistical methods used included 2-sample t test to compare means of 2 independent populations and the chi(2) test to examine the association between categorical variables/factors in the study.
resultsOf 1634 Australian amateur golfers surveyed, 17.6% of golfers sustained at least 1 injury in the previous year. The lower back accounted for 25% of all golf-related injuries in the previous year, making the lower back the most common site of injury. The golfer with a golf-related lower back injury was likely to have a previous history of lower back injury, while the injury had a progressive onset compared with an acute single onset. The follow-through phase of the golf swing was reported to be associated with the greatest likelihood of injury compared with other phases of the swing. Most of the injured golfers received treatment of their injury with a general practitioner (69%), a physiotherapist (49%), or a chiropractor (40%).
conclusionPractitioners treating golfers with a history of lower back injury should evaluate the golf swing follow-through to identify potential causes of aggravation to the lower back. Targeted measures such as spinal manipulative therapy, soft tissue and back exercise, and conditioning programs to assist the strength and mobility of the golfer could then be implemented.
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