Karen Westcott
13 Oct 2024|Kam Bhabra Your arms becoming disconnected In this article, we show how your physio can work in conjunction with your golf coach. Exercises and drills, can be designed to allow your body the best chance of breaking unhelpful patterning in your golf swing. This swing fault occurs in the first part of your…
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The knee that tends to take the most torsional loading is the lead knee in the golf swing. The most famous golfer in the world (Tiger Woods) can testify to the stress knees can undergo in the swing. During his career he has undergone ACL reconstruction and suffered stress fractures to his left knee.
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Neck pain tends to develop in golfers on the lead side of their neck. It tends to occur due to fatigue in muscles and over practice. Tension in your lead arm places strain on your neck.
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The lead shoulder will often develop pain at the back, due to either overload of the rotator cuff on impacting the ground as the club head is released.
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Golfers will often develop elbow pain due to poor technique and overload of the elbow region. Gripping too tightly, steep swing plane and over practice are common factors in elbow pain.
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In this article we identify three simple tips which will really help off load your lower back.
Three key fundamentals to reduce compression forces on the low back are good posture and set up, using legs effectively and finishing swing in a neutral spinal position. Let us expand on these three points below.
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10 Oct 2024|Lilyfield Physio Stretching can be a great form of exercise when used effectively. However, there are some misconceptions about what type of stretching is best. The 2 predominant types of stretches are: Static stretching – Stretching a muscle and holding for a prolonged period Dynamic stretching – Repetitive movement of a muscle through…
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The most common injury in Soccer and AFL It is well documented, hamstring strains are the most common injury in both elite Soccer and Australian Rules Football (AFL)¹. Muscle strains are among the leading causes of time missed due to injury across a wide range of sports. Muscle strain recurrences can be a challenging problem,…
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Post Exercise Recovery “How can I prevent onset of muscle soreness?” “How can I train when I am still sore?” “How can I get the most out of my exercise session?” These are all questions we get asked when people begin exercising. The aim for a lot of people is to work out and not feel sore…
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The popularity of soccer has soared in Australia over the last three years, but unfortunately, so has the number of injuries we see in the clinic. Our goal at Lilyfield physio is to keep you moving, playing and injury free. Here are our 5 top tips to keep you on the pitch. 1) Ensure…
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