Golf Mobility, Diagnosis, & Treatment Strategies | Ep 48

The Driven Athlete

What if the key to a pain-free, powerful golf swing lies in understanding your body's unique movement and mobility needs? Uncover the secrets to elevating your golf game by tuning into our latest episode. As sports physiotherapists, we dissect the critical elements of mobility, range of motion, and flexibility that make or break an effective golf swing. Learn how we tackle common golfer issues like back, shoulder, neck, hip, and sacroiliac joint pain by evaluating and correcting problematic compensation patterns. We reveal how pinpointing the timing and location of pain during your swing can lead to precise diagnosis and treatment, helping you return to peak performance.
This episode takes a deep dive into the complexities of diagnosing and treating golf-specific pain, emphasizing the importance of stability around the vertebrae and joints. Explore how balanced muscle recruitment and targeted exercises can prevent degenerative changes and boost athletic performance. By addressing issues like hip internal rotation limitations and lumbar spine hypermobility, we guide you toward becoming not just pain-free but also more resilient and powerful in your game. Whether you're struggling with endurance or stability during your swing, our insights aim to help you enhance core stability, glute strength, and rotational power, setting you on a path to a stronger and more efficient golf swing.

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1. Golfer Movement and Mobility Requirements (00:00:00)

2. Identifying and Addressing Golf Swing Pain (00:03:13)

3. Rotational Power in Golf Swing (00:08:28)