Injuries associated with golf: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Golf is a popular sport played worldwide. The majority of professional golfers work as teaching professionals based at golf clubs. All professional players spend numerous hours on the golf course, placing themselves at increased risk of injury. There have been no recent, large studies investigating injury patterns among male and female professional golfers.

Objective

To investigate the frequency, types and mechanism of injury sustained by male and female professional golfers and to compare injury patterns between touring and teaching professionals.

Methods

Injury data was analyzed from 77 amateur golfers recruited through a questionnaire asking about their different injuries. A web based survey was conducted focusing on injury frequency, location and mechan

SUBMITTER: Qureshi AI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9207095 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature