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Used to suffer quite a bit.
Since using the Theragun almost daily it is all but gone.
Since using the Theragun almost daily it is all but gone.
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Yes to back pain. Besides stretching and posture, I work on core. My truth hurts joke is that if my back hurts, I need to do more situps. It takes more than that, of course, but reminds me of what I need to do. The body is a system that needs all of the parts working together.
First, and foremost see a doctor for an evaluation. Find out if the problem can be fixed.
Without seeing you swinging a club, it's tough to come up with any good info.
I'm 68+ and have no back issues. (My knees are another story). This after a couple of military tours, and 35+ years of construction work. I've been fortunate.
I have a close relative who is a retired orthopaedic surgeon. She has seen a lot golfer's back issues in her time. Her long story short is that in addition to golfer's swinging faster than their body is in physical shape for, quite a few golfers don't "ride up" on their rear toe/foot properly, (timing) in conjunction with their torso turn in their down/forward swing.
I also know a guy with chronic back pain who still golfs, using only an arm swing. He doesn't turn his upper torso hardly at all in his swing.
It's strange that my PT recently told me that golfing is fine, even though I started seeing her for lower back pain specifically. She said I need to be doing some sort of physical activity, and golf is good. Maybe she is wrong, maybe she isn't, but she said it was okay.
Jason Day has had those notorious lower back issues through the years. I wonder what his story is?
I've had back pain for many years. I went to chiropractors and it helped for a while but ultimately, it wasn't the answer. I finally went to an orthopedic surgeon, had a MRI and finally surgery. The surgeon fused two vertebrae. most of my pain was caused by a cist that grew in my spinal canal until it completely filled the canal which pinched the nerves. I could have gone to a chiropractor every day and it wouldn't have helped. The surgery/fusion helped me a lot but I still have back pain from time to time because of other problems. Over all, I can play golf but am not supposed to swing overly hard anymore. Between this problem and general aging I've lost almost 100 yards on my drives. I'm down to around a 200 yard drive now and have adjusted to it. I still enjoy playing golf. The big thing is being out on the course in beautiful weather.