Golf Injuries

Golf, it’s a gentleman’s game, an elegant sport, and a wonderful way to spend time outdoors enjoying friends while soaking up valuable vitamin D. But like any sport, golf comes with a mild to moderate risk of injury. The more dedicated you are to the game, the more likely you are to incur or develop injuries. If you’re an avid golfer, chances are good that at some point between your cart and the back nine, you will ask yourself the question, “Is there a chiropractor near me?” At Back In Balance Wellness Center in Ellsworth and Bangor ME, we regularly work with a wide range of sports injuries, including golf injuries. These include repetitive use injuries, joint pain, and more.

Common Golf Injury Symptoms

To generate the power and precision needed to execute effective golf swings requires practice, patience, and repetition. Unfortunately, that leads to strain and injuries for many golfers.

Back Pain

Golf swings require a type of twisting motion that is normally discouraged. Over time, it’s sure to create a strain on the lower back.

Golfer’s Elbow

Sports that cause impact strain on the elbow at an angle other than the elbow’s natural bend will cause joint pain.

Shoulder Pain

Shoulders are supremely complex structures with hundreds of muscle and ligament connections all of which are under constant dynamic tension. Nearly all sporting activities can produce shoulder pain over time.

Carpal Tunnel

The nerves of the hands are especially susceptible to the strain that golfing educes, resulting in numbness, tingling, and pain.

Tendinitis

De Quervain’s Tendinitis, a common golf injury, generates pain in the thumb.

Knee Pain

The pronounced twisting of the common golf swing generates sideways strain on the joints of the knee which can produce joint pain.

Trigger Finger

This condition causes the fingers to lock up and is due to excess pressure on the flexor tendons.

Chiropractic Care Can Help

With regular chiropractic treatment, these injuries and others can be successfully reduced or eliminated. To learn more get in touch with the golf injury treatment experts at Back In Balance Wellness Center. You can reach our Bangor clinic at (207) 947-8077 or our Ellsworth clinic at (207) 667-4678.