Can I Prevent Lower Back Pain After Golf?
There’s good news: You CAN play golf without back pain!
Consider these ideas:
Stretch/warm-up – Warming up ensures adequate blood flow to your muscles, loosens joints, increases your range of motion, alleviates stiffness, and decreases your risk of injury.
Improve your swing – There’s a right way and a wrong way to swing a golf club, and the right way alleviates stress on the spine and prevents back pain.
Improve your posture – Maintain a neutral spine position by keeping your back relaxed as you lean over the ball before swinging.
Strengthen your core – Your core isn’t just your abs – it’s every muscle surrounding your trunk, including your abs, obliques, diaphragm, pelvic floor, hip flexors, and glutes. A strong core provides stability and balance for a better golf swing and less pain.
Push your bag in a car or ride in a golf cart – Why fatigue your muscles and put your back out of balance without ever swinging the club?
Committing to an exercise and mobility program is critical for playing your best game and avoiding injury. Trainers and physical therapist golf specialists can teach you the right way to swing a club, how to improve your posture, prevent lower back pain, and more. In fact, many of the world’s best golfers work with trainers – you should, too!
