Injuries

[Candycane]

Despite what some may think, golf is a physically demanding sport and I'm starting to feel the effects once again.

Last season, I had a nagging shoulder injury (lower trapezius) that bothered me constantly. I thought that the long off-season would allow it to heal and be 100% but it's already bothering me again and we're only into our first month. I think it's probably time for a more drastic treatment.

Anyway, have any of you suffered injuries from golf (overuse or otherwise) and how did it affect you?

[Rafcin]

  Candycane said:

Despite what some may think, golf is a physically demanding sport and I'm starting to feel the effects once again.

Do the shanks count?

[sole wolf]

I used to drink a lot while out golfing, I think I injured my liver

On a serious note, I have never had any problems golfing besides muscle soreness at the beginning of the season the day after a long range visit.

[Old Tom]

I have a tenderness in my right elbow that never quite goes away; it flares up really badly after a long driving range session. I guess this is the golfer's equivalent of "tennis elbow".

I just play through it and eat a lot of ibuprofen.

[Chas]

Occasional twinge in a back muscle, like right now, that causes me to take a few days or a week off. Other than that, nothing major .... touch wood.

But I forget to mention, I actually took up golf about four years ago after a lifetime of tennis because I got a pretty bad case of peripheral neuropathy in the feet after some intensive chemotherapy (Hodgkins Disease). The cancer is gone, my tennis career is over (feet start to hurt when I run around more than a few minutes), but motor function is unaffected and I just love the game of golf. So, I'm still alive and enjoying my time on the range and the golf course.

My peripheral neuropathy in no way affects my game, so I've got no excuse there ! My brain neuropathy (age-related) is another matter of course ...

[mediaguru]

I've been trying to practice 4 times/week but it's murder on my elbows. I'm starting to get golfer's elbow. It is not fun.

[elnocho_3]

  mediaguru said:

I've been trying to practice 4 times/week but it's murder on my elbows. I'm starting to get golfer's elbow. It is not fun.

Go to

http://rehabworks.ksc.nasa.gov/educa...wristelbow.php I do the stretches before and after a practice session or a round and sometimes during.