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As soon as I saw them leaning forward...Nope. I get pain just leaning over a Putt. Everyone's different.
Back Issues and Golf
TxAggie2018
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It's kind of back pain, but golf irritates my piriformis. It's a muscle that connects your spine to your hip, and you feel it sort of between the base of your spine and your butt cheek. Inflaming it can pinch the sciatic nerve, and that's where things get fun. I can't load weight on the leg with sciatica (usually my target-side leg), so I can't run, can't climb stairs quickly, even putting on socks gets to be hard.
I've got to think this is 100% golf related. I never had that pain before I started playing, and it usually goes away entirely if I take a long layoff from golf.
Speaking of layoffs, the only cure I've found for this is ibuprofen and rest. 2-4 weeks with zero golf will get me feeling back to normal.
That left piriformis is actually feeling pretty tender right now. I played 18 on Friday and 18 on Saturday, hit a big warmup bucket Friday, and today on Sunday I'm feeling an ache by my buttcheek. I wanted to go hit a 50 ball bucket today to work some things out with my driver, but I think I'll rest that muscle instead. Make sure I'm feeling good for next weekend.
Anyway, if anyone knows what kind of swing faults might aggravate the piriformis, or what adaptations might help soothe it, please let me know.
I've got to think this is 100% golf related. I never had that pain before I started playing, and it usually goes away entirely if I take a long layoff from golf.
Speaking of layoffs, the only cure I've found for this is ibuprofen and rest. 2-4 weeks with zero golf will get me feeling back to normal.
That left piriformis is actually feeling pretty tender right now. I played 18 on Friday and 18 on Saturday, hit a big warmup bucket Friday, and today on Sunday I'm feeling an ache by my buttcheek. I wanted to go hit a 50 ball bucket today to work some things out with my driver, but I think I'll rest that muscle instead. Make sure I'm feeling good for next weekend.
Anyway, if anyone knows what kind of swing faults might aggravate the piriformis, or what adaptations might help soothe it, please let me know.
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Wish I could help
I have degenerative disc disease in my lower back. I use an inversion table every day and just deal with it.
There is a surgery I could have but it may come at the cost of golf and I'm not willing to not play.
There is a surgery I could have but it may come at the cost of golf and I'm not willing to not play.
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Family member and my Workout Bud from the late 80s both had Surgeries, my Sister's in constant pain. And my Bud stopped working out. No Surgeries for me. And my purchase of Inverse table was best $$$ I ever spent.
Back issues are part of life. No way to avoid them. I like to reframe back pain as back weakness. The most reliable way to limit their occurrence is with strength training and activity. Being sedentary and weak shows to be a reliable way to constantly have back pain.
Broke my back when I was about 12 (63 now). It isn't a substantial issue so much anymore, but it does have some influence- my rotational ability is a bit hindered, so I can't always get everything out of my swing, but I learned to adjust.
And the other is I know when the weather is going to change. and- when I am getting a cold in he next day or two.
Oh, and more than 5 minutes of putting practice at a time is right out of the question.
And the other is I know when the weather is going to change. and- when I am getting a cold in he next day or two.
Oh, and more than 5 minutes of putting practice at a time is right out of the question.
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I had a pinched nerve or maybe sciatica on right side, put me flat on my back, 2008 and the started having back pain. Wen to my doctor and he sent me to pain specialist, had injections in my back. Found out I had degenerative disc and bulging disc in my back and a narrowing of spinal column near the top that makes me want to walk stooped over. Had injections again which helped for a short period pf time and then pain was back. Have gone to stretching and working on core strength, which helped. Had to change my swing and I have lost flexibility due to age, still trying to figure out my swing. It's a work in progress.
Funny how just last week, my orthopedic told me, golf and back issues go hand in hand and most issues can be reduced with simple warm up exercises. And not just for golf. He notes since we are getting older each day we should be stretching and basically warming up that back, the hips, legs, neck, shoulders for whatever we planned to do that day. Preventative exercises goes a long way in keeping the aging body in line and healthy. The overall problem is for the majority of his clients, we just have to do it. Sadly must of us end up seeing our orthopedic or chiro's. Ya I know,. Exercise.
I've had sciatica on the right side for forty years or so. As long as I work out and stretch regularly it doesn't bother me.
I've about ten minutes of mostly dynamic stretching/flexibility exercises I do before I begin swing training each day. I expect I'll do the same before each time I play.
I've about ten minutes of mostly dynamic stretching/flexibility exercises I do before I begin swing training each day. I expect I'll do the same before each time I play.
I've had back issues for years, for me it's been a combo of regular exercise along with yoga/stretching daily.
I have a big hip turn in my backswing which helps reduce tension in my lower back, and I also make a point to keep my hips stretched out and active which goes a LONG way towards helping me personally with lower back pain.
I have a big hip turn in my backswing which helps reduce tension in my lower back, and I also make a point to keep my hips stretched out and active which goes a LONG way towards helping me personally with lower back pain.
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hip flexors are a big reason for back pain, if you can keep them loose and strong it will help alot. warming up before playing, foam rolling, lacrosse ball rolling and stretching are all decent ways to reduce pain, tons of videos online about how to use those tools for different ailments.
Some of my back pain, yes. Some, not so much.
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That's one thing I have always done before and after Workout, 10min of stretching.
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I've Foam rolled for 30 years now and it always releases tension. This last Back injury in 22 I found it very difficult to get any cracks, prior it sounded like someone crinkling paper there were so many pops. When I finally loosened my Back enough for it to Crack, it sounded different, more like a clunk. After battle with Doctors and Ins finally got my MRIs. 2 Disc's pushing out the Back and 1 torn. That sound was the large gap shifting.
I've been drinking lots of fluids and with Inversion Table I'm noticing I can Drive further before Sciatic kicks in. Here's hoping it continues to get better.
Mine's back from my early 20's. I carried my clubs for a round one day and couldn't walk the next day. Don't know what I did differently than previous times I did the same thing.
Now I don't carry my clubs, watch how I do things and engage my back. And I take tylenol when it's sore or before I know it's going to hurt.
My golf swing and everything else is the same... just slower because I'm older.
Now I don't carry my clubs, watch how I do things and engage my back. And I take tylenol when it's sore or before I know it's going to hurt.
My golf swing and everything else is the same... just slower because I'm older.
That's what I have been dealing with for years now. I sit at a desk for way too many hours on end without moving and it makes it tough. I should be doing exercises daily to help build strength, but I don't. I do a decent job of stretching in the morning, mid-day and evening. I've been doing PT off and on for the last year and it has helped.
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I stopped carrying in my early 50s, all that weight push down on Spine.
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I have that issue right now if I sit in a Golf Cart too long, my Back stiffens up and Ball starts going left.
Do you get up every 15-20 and walk around your Desk?
I'm 71. Of course I have back issues. I can't use a short putter because it hurts to bend over that far and practice putting for more than 5 minutes. Even if they were to ban the broomstick putter I'd continue to use one. I won't keep an official HC.
BigLeftyinAZ
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I had back issues for a while and still deal with it .very minimal now. I went for a FMS screening and had an exercise program developed . Back issues have subsided drastically.
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I'm just hoping I can get healthy enough to be in one of the Events. I would love Srixon to be at Ballyhack, no flight time to destroy my Back and only 3.5 hrs by Car. Love my Srixons.
CrashTestDummy
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I have had a lot of lower back problems and back spasms. My back still gets sore at times, but I have resolved my back problems for the most part. I did it by stretching daily. Specifically stretching everything on the back side (hamstrings, lower back, calves, glutes ) with hamstrings and glutes being the most important in my opinion. I get relief instantly after doing a good hamstring and glute stretching session. There are a lot of muscles, tendons, and ligaments all connected to the back. When they get tight, it can put a lot of strain on the lower back. Also, my back spasms I resolved by doing regular cardio exercise. Cardio exercise really helps loosen the muscles. I think most minor physical ailments can be helped/solved by stretching and exercise. I'm not a PT expert, but that is how I pretty much solved my back issues, tendonitis issues, shoulder issues, and other minor physical ailments.