Golf: a Contact Sport (IMAGE)
Caption
Schematic drawings demonstrating the local effects of the modern golf swing on the lumbar spine (example shown at the L4-5 level), contributing to repetitive traumatic discopathy. Upper: During the backswing, maximal rotation of the golfer's shoulders relative to the hips creates wound-up potential energy known as the 'X-factor,' while also creating a supramaximal amount of torsional axial rotation of the lumbar spine. Lower: During an explosive downswing, lateral flexion results in a 'crunch' of the trailing side of the spine, asymmetrically loading the disc and facet joints.
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© 2018 Barrow Neurological Institute
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