Anatomy of a Golf Injury
by Jeffry Blanchard, DC

The typical amateur golfer can swing a golf club 90 miles-an-hour. When your patients
swing their clubs out of position or out of balance, they put tremendous strain on their
joints, muscles, ligaments and tendons. When the force applied to the tissues exceeds
their resistance, they will tear.

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Prevent Golf Injuries: Conditioning and Swing Mechanics
From Elizabeth Quinn,
Your Guide to Sports Medicine.

Proper conditioning and swing mechanics can prevent golf pain and injury
The most common golfing injuries and pain occur in the soft tissues (muscles, ligaments,
tendons) and joints of the upper body (back, elbow, wrist and shoulder). In general,
professional golfers have more overuse injuries due to hours of practice while amateurs
are more likely to get injured from lack of conditioning and poor swing mechanics.

Causes of Golf injuries
• Overuse
• Mis-hits or duffs (hitting the ground during the swing)
• Poor swing mechanics
• Over-swinging
• Skipping the warm-up
• Twisting the spine during the swing
• Incorrect grip

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Knee Arthritis
From Jonathan Cluett, M.D.,
Your Guide to Orthopedics.

Information about knee arthritis and available treatments

What is the most common type of knee arthritis?
Osteoarthritis is the most common type of knee arthritis. Also called wear-and-tear arthritis or degenerative joint
disease, osteoarthritis is characterized by progressive wearing away of the cartilage of the joint. As the protective
cartilage is worn away by knee arthritis, bare bone is exposed within the joint.

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