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Barbara Brandon1, P Z Pearce

  • 1Family Medicine Spokane, Spokane, WA 99204, USA. babrandon@gmail.com

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Golf injuries are common due to repetitive motions and lack of training. Understanding swing biomechanics can help create effective injury prevention programs for golfers of all levels.

Area of Science:

  • Sports Medicine
  • Biomechanics
  • Exercise Physiology

Background:

  • Golf is a popular recreational activity with millions of participants annually.
  • Despite being low-impact, golf has high injury rates (60% professional, 40% amateur) per season.
  • Common injuries affect shoulders, elbows, wrists, and the lower back, areas subjected to significant torque during the golf swing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze golf swing biomechanics.
  • To identify the underlying mechanisms contributing to high injury rates in golfers.
  • To inform the development of sport-specific injury prevention strategies.

Main Methods:

  • Review of golf swing biomechanics literature.
  • Analysis of torque stress on key body joints during the golf swing.

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  • Correlation of biomechanical stress with common injury sites.

    • Main Results:

    • The golf swing generates substantial torque stress on the shoulders, elbows, wrists, and lower back.
    • These biomechanically stressed areas correspond to the most frequently reported sites of golf-related injuries.
    • Lack of off-season training and pre-exercise warm-ups may exacerbate injury risk.

    Conclusions:

    • Understanding golf swing biomechanics is crucial for injury prevention.
    • Sport-specific training and proper warm-up routines can mitigate injury risk in golfers.
    • Targeted programs can help reduce the incidence of common golf injuries, particularly among older adults.