Golf injuries in the hands and elbows are
common, ranging from soreness in the thumb to swelling and pain in the fingers
and wrists. Golf injuries in the hands and wrists may even lead to surgery.
These golf injuries are commonplace because the hands are the only link between
the golfer and the golf club.
Golf injuries in the hands and elbows are due to
the repetitive use of muscles in your forearms, your elbows, your wrists, and
your arms.
Causes of elbow problems due to golf injuries
The golf elbow syndrome occurs more frequently
among senior golfers and occasional golfers due to the following:
weaker forearm muscles
and tighter tendons as a result of age or infrequent use
tighter grip with more
increased pressure on the golf club
higher frequency of
swing mistakes, such as overcocking the wrists and lifting the golf club
Handling of your elbow problems
Let your elbows rest for
a couple of days with no lifting and little bending of your elbows.
Apply ice to your elbows
several times a day to relieve the inflamed tendons.
Use forearm braces, if
necessary.
Preventing golf injuries in your elbows
With proper exercise and technique, you can
avoid elbow problems due to golf injuries.
Reduce your grip
pressure. A sound grip, which is a relaxed grip, is a healthy grip to avoid
golf injuries. Tension in your hands often extends up our arms, to your chest
and back, leading to potential golf injuries throughout your body. Lighten up
in your grip!
Regularly change the
grips on your golf clubs. Do not let your grips get dirty and become worn-out: regularly
replace your grips; clean your grips as often as possible; wipe your grips with
a damp towel before every round.
Regularly stretch your
forearms to maintain the flexibility of the tendons in your elbow and wrists.
Stretch out and extend
one arm in front of you chest as far as possible.
Flex your wrist as far
back as possible.
Use your other hand to
extend the stretch by applying pressure to your fingers.
Hold for 30 seconds.
Repeat with the other hand.
The forearm stretch exercise can be performed
anywhere and anytime, even during a round of golf. This exercise repeated
regularly will significantly avoid elbow problems due to golf injuries.
Thumb problems
The thumb of your lead hand is most prone to
golf injuries during the golf swing.
If your hand is weak, you tend to grip the golf
club harder.
Stephen Lau
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