Injuries in Golf

Case Study Full Name: Injuries in Golf By: Kristinn Heinrichs PhD, Med, BSPT   Summary: The golf swing one of the most complex co correctly analyze, particularly with regard to the cause of many golf injuries. The topic is far too broad to discuss the injury mechanism, management, and analysis of all the injuries in this short talk. Today i would like to show you how three dimensional (i will refer to this as "3D") motion analysis can be used to detect the underlying biomechanical problem in the golf swing that contributes to wrist injuries in the golfers. This kinematic analysis method is used to understand characteristics of movement including static and dynamic joint position, movement direction, amount and type of movement, kinematic sequence, velocity, and acceleration. A discussion of the forces acting on the body, kinetics of motion, is beyond the focus of today's presentation. 3D motion analysis can be a very powerful clinical and research tool in documenting the effects of Kinesiotape. In the case of golf and other sports, 3D analysis is used to analyze a sport movement to correct the cause of an injury, prevent it from occurring in the first place, and most importantly, improving performance.