Listed below are common injuries in golf that acupuncture can treat. Don’t see your injury listed? Please contact me for more information.

Common Injuries of Golfers

Trigger Finger

Symptoms:

  • Locking of the pointer finger
  • Spasms of the pointer finger

Causes:

  • Improper grip on the club
  • Gripping the club too tight

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Symptoms:

  • Tingling and numbness in the palm side of the hand(s)
  • Weakened grip holding a club
  • Clumsiness handling the ball

Causes:

  • Improper grip on the club
  • Repetitive motions resulting in stress on the wrist

Wrist Impaction Syndrome

Symptoms:

  • Pain and tenderness on the top of the wrist at the top of the backswing

Causes:

  • Repetitive motions resulting in stress on the wrist

DeQuervain’s Tendinitis

Symptoms:

  • Pain and/or swelling near the base of the thumb.

Causes:

 

  • Improper grip on the golf club
  • Repetitive swinging of the golf club resulting in stress on the wrist

ECU Tendon Subluxation

Symptoms:

  • Wrist pain and hand weakness with increased pain at the pinky finger with certain wrist movements

Causes:

  • Repetitive swinging of the golf club resulting in stress on the wrist
  • Improper grip on the golf club

Golfers Elbow

Symptoms:

  • Pain and/or swelling on the inside of the elbow
  • Pain radiating down into the arm

Causes:

  • Repetitive swinging of the golf club resulting in stress on the elbow
  • Pain with backswing and at the point of making contact with the ball

Tennis Elbow (More Common for Golfers than Golfers Elbow)

Symptoms:

  • Pain and/or swelling on the outside of the elbow
  • Pain radiating down into the arm

Causes:

  • Repetitive swinging of the golf club resulting in stress on the elbow
  • Pain at any point during the swing

Shoulder Pain

Including rotator cuff issues, tear or impingement of rotator cuff, arthritis in the shoulder and instability of the joint.

Symptoms:

  • Pain and swelling of the shoulder joint
  • Issues with lifting the arm away from the body, over the head
  • Shoulder joint locking and not allowing full range of motion
  • Pain radiating down into the arm

Causes:

  • Biomechanical imbalances
  • Weak upper back muscles and over tight chest muscles
  • Repetitive swinging of the golf club resulting in stress in the shoulder

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