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What are the common golf injuries?
Every sport has its own corresponding risks, especially those contact sports like ice hockey, football, volleyball, marathon, triathlon,and basketball to name a few. There are many common injuries that happen when someone engages in sports like sprain, ligament, fractures and tendon tears. Mostly those who play football suffered from sprains and fracture. In golf, are players exposes to injuries too? What are the common injuries of golf players?
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This article by www.about.com give you a list of 10 common golf injuries.
Here is the link to the article
http://golf.about.com/od/fitnesshealth/tp/commoninjuries.htm
1.1. Back Pain
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The golf swing (not to mention the hunched-over putting stance many of us get into) puts great stress on the golfer's back, so it's no surprise back pain is the most common problem for golfers. Back pain in golfers might be mechanical or disc-related, arthritis-related, or caused by a stress fracture, among other possible causes.
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Information quoted from http://golf.about.com/od/fitnesshealth/tp/commoninjuries.htm
2. Tennis Elbow / Golfer's Elbow
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Tennis elbow is an inflammation, soreness, or pain on the outside of the upper arm near the elbow. Golfer's elbow is an inflammation, soreness or pain on the inside of the upper arm near the elbow. Tennis elbow is actually more common among golfers than golfer's elbow.
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Information quoted from http://golf.about.com/od/fitnesshealth/tp/commoninjuries.htm
3. Shoulder Pain
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Shoulder pain in a golfer might be caused by any of several different underlying conditions, including: rotator cuff tendinitis, or a tear or impingement in the rotator cuff; A-C joint arthritis; or instability in the joint.
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Information quoted from http://golf.about.com/od/fitnesshealth/tp/commoninjuries.htm
4. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a repetitive stress disorder that occurs in the nerves of the hands. At its worst, carpal tunnel is extremely painful and sometimes incapacitating.
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Information quoted from http://golf.about.com/od/fitnesshealth/tp/commoninjuries.htm
5. DeQuervain's Tendinitis
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DeQuervain's causes pain in the wrist near the base of the thumb, and is caused by an inflammation in the tendons that control the thumb.
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Information quoted from http://golf.about.com/od/fitnesshealth/tp/commoninjuries.htm
6. Knee Pain
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Knee pain in golfers can be caused by any of numerous underlying issues, among them: a torn meniscus; knee arthritis (osteoarthritis), or kneecap pain (chondromalacia).
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Information quoted from http://golf.about.com/od/fitnesshealth/tp/commoninjuries.htm
7. Trigger Finger
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Trigger finger can cause a finger or fingers to lock up. The condition is caused when the flexor tendon sheath, through which the finger tendons run, is inhibited.
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Information quoted from http://golf.about.com/od/fitnesshealth/tp/commoninjuries.htm
8. Wrist Impaction Syndrome
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Impaction syndromes of the wrist are caused when the bones of the wrist bang into one another due to excess or repetitive movements.
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Information quoted from http://golf.about.com/od/fitnesshealth/tp/commoninjuries.htm
9. ECU Tendon Subluxation
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ECU Tendon Subluxation is caused when the sheath holding the wrist tendon begins sliding in and out of its groove.
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Information quoted from http://golf.about.com/od/fitnesshealth/tp/commoninjuries.htm
10. Fracture of Hamate Bone
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The hamate bone is a small bone on the pinky side of the wrist. The hamate has a small prominence called the hook, which juts into the palm. The way most golfers grip their clubs puts the butt-end of the club right up against the hook of the hamate during the swing.
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Information quoted from http://golf.about.com/od/fitnesshealth/tp/commoninjuries.htm
Here is the link to the article
http://golf.about.com/od/fitnesshealth/tp/commoninjuries.htm
1.1. Back Pain
----quote----
The golf swing (not to mention the hunched-over putting stance many of us get into) puts great stress on the golfer's back, so it's no surprise back pain is the most common problem for golfers. Back pain in golfers might be mechanical or disc-related, arthritis-related, or caused by a stress fracture, among other possible causes.
----quote----
Information quoted from http://golf.about.com/od/fitnesshealth/tp/commoninjuries.htm
2. Tennis Elbow / Golfer's Elbow
----quote----
Tennis elbow is an inflammation, soreness, or pain on the outside of the upper arm near the elbow. Golfer's elbow is an inflammation, soreness or pain on the inside of the upper arm near the elbow. Tennis elbow is actually more common among golfers than golfer's elbow.
----quote----
Information quoted from http://golf.about.com/od/fitnesshealth/tp/commoninjuries.htm
3. Shoulder Pain
----quote----
Shoulder pain in a golfer might be caused by any of several different underlying conditions, including: rotator cuff tendinitis, or a tear or impingement in the rotator cuff; A-C joint arthritis; or instability in the joint.
----quote----
Information quoted from http://golf.about.com/od/fitnesshealth/tp/commoninjuries.htm
4. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
----quote----
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a repetitive stress disorder that occurs in the nerves of the hands. At its worst, carpal tunnel is extremely painful and sometimes incapacitating.
----quote----
Information quoted from http://golf.about.com/od/fitnesshealth/tp/commoninjuries.htm
5. DeQuervain's Tendinitis
----quote----
DeQuervain's causes pain in the wrist near the base of the thumb, and is caused by an inflammation in the tendons that control the thumb.
----quote----
Information quoted from http://golf.about.com/od/fitnesshealth/tp/commoninjuries.htm
6. Knee Pain
----quote----
Knee pain in golfers can be caused by any of numerous underlying issues, among them: a torn meniscus; knee arthritis (osteoarthritis), or kneecap pain (chondromalacia).
----quote----
Information quoted from http://golf.about.com/od/fitnesshealth/tp/commoninjuries.htm
7. Trigger Finger
----quote----
Trigger finger can cause a finger or fingers to lock up. The condition is caused when the flexor tendon sheath, through which the finger tendons run, is inhibited.
----quote----
Information quoted from http://golf.about.com/od/fitnesshealth/tp/commoninjuries.htm
8. Wrist Impaction Syndrome
----quote----
Impaction syndromes of the wrist are caused when the bones of the wrist bang into one another due to excess or repetitive movements.
----quote----
Information quoted from http://golf.about.com/od/fitnesshealth/tp/commoninjuries.htm
9. ECU Tendon Subluxation
----quote----
ECU Tendon Subluxation is caused when the sheath holding the wrist tendon begins sliding in and out of its groove.
----quote----
Information quoted from http://golf.about.com/od/fitnesshealth/tp/commoninjuries.htm
10. Fracture of Hamate Bone
----quote----
The hamate bone is a small bone on the pinky side of the wrist. The hamate has a small prominence called the hook, which juts into the palm. The way most golfers grip their clubs puts the butt-end of the club right up against the hook of the hamate during the swing.
----quote----
Information quoted from http://golf.about.com/od/fitnesshealth/tp/commoninjuries.htm
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