Golf requires a lot of time and effort, a great deal of skill, mental fortitude and perseverance. The explosive nature of the swing can put a tremendous amount of stress on the body, and many professional golfers have experienced some sort of nagging injury at one time or another in their careers. But you don’t have to be a professional to experience some of the most common injuries in golf. Even casual golfers can sustain injuries.
These injuries typically include:
- Back pain – The rotational stresses of the swing can place considerable pressure on the spine and muscles.
- Tendinitis in the elbows– Tendinitis (irritation and inflammation of the tendon tissue), commonly referred to as ‘tennis elbow’ when there is an injury to the outer tendon, and ‘golfer’s elbow’ when there is an injury to the inner tendon.
- Knee pain – Knee pain can occur from the strain placed on a weak knee to stabilise the rotation of the hip axis at the beginning of the swing.
- Rotator cuff – Pain may be felt in the shoulder or upper arm at various phases of the golf swing, or following play. Golfers can develop tendinitis, bursitis, and tears in the rotator cuff due to the repetitive motion of the golf swing.
- Wrist injuries – The repetitive motions of golf, and the high speed of the typical swing can place wrists at a high risk for injury. The most common golf-related wrist injury is tendinitis, or swelling of the tendons responsible for wrist movement.
- Hand and finger injuries – Much as with wrist injuries, the repetitive motions of golf, and the high speed of the typical swing can place the hands and fingers at high risk for injury.
- Neck injuries – These are common in new golfers who are not used to twisting their bodies so much.
- Foot and ankle injuries – Each foot moves differently during a golf swing. Sprains in the ankles and tendinitis in the ankle and foot bones are common injuries that can be sustained while playing golf.
- Hip Injuries – The hip joint is particularly vulnerable to injury during golf, since the swing involves a tremendous amount of pivoting and twisting movements. The injuries sustained to the hip are very similar to the tears that occur to the rotator cuff.
How will light therapy help treat injuries incurred in golfers?
As the light penetrates the skin, continuously reaching the light-sensitive mitochondria within the body’s cells, ATP (adenosine triphosphate – the energy currency inside the cell) production increases for the duration of the treatment, accelerating the recovery of injured tissue.
Once the light has increased the cell’s energy production, each cell within the treated area begins producing new cells to replace the cells of the injured tissue. Once ATP production increases, so does a cell’s production of fibroblasts. These cells provide the building blocks of the body’s connective tissue, producing collagen and other soft tissues and making increased fibroblast creation particularly helpful in treating sports injuries involving torn tendons or ligaments.
This is a non-invasive, non-surgical approach to pain relief from sports injuries. It can also help you get back on your feet and enjoying golf more quickly
Some of the benefits of using the Photizo Sport include:
- Reduces inflammation
- Increases circulation
- Boosts endorphin production
- Blocks pain transmitting chemicals
- Eases pain
- Non-invasive
- Pain-free
- Simple to operate
