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Golf Back Pain: What's The Culprit

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Why Is back pain and golf so common? They say at least 80% of all amateurs play with back pain or injury at some point in their playing days.

Golf back pain is prevalent in the majority of golfers, especially the older golfer, because the golf swing is traumatic to the body (specifically the lower back). Swinging a 3 foot implement (club) at up to 100 mph while torquing, pulling and hitting a golf ball is not a natural movement.

Low Back Golf Muscles

The muscles surrounding the lower back are typically tight and weak on the average golfer. This scenario lends itself to golf back pain and injury. There is no way to avoid this with a body that is not fit for golf.

Your low back golf muscles need to be stretched daily to reduce aches and pains. Strengthening exercises can be done two to three times a week.

Why it that golf back pain is such a common complaint in golf and amongst golf players on any course?

Does golf back pain have something to do with the game or do most players bring back pains acquired elsewhere into the game?

While it is true that there are golfers who started having back pains and related problems long before they set foot on the course, there is clear evidence that golf does cause back pain, especially to those who do not exercise and condition their bodies for the game.

One reason is that many of the golf back pains are aggravated by playing the game for long periods.

So why do many golfers continue to suffer in silence and yet simple golf specific exercises can permanently cure a golf back pain for good? The following effective, but simple exercise has helped many golfers gain more endurance to play golf the whole day without experiencing the usual nagging lower back problems that are extremely common on the course.

This golf back pain exercise also does an excellent job in adding endurance and strength to the muscles and usually makes such a tremendous difference in your strength that you have to try it to believe and experience the impact for yourself.

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This exercise that cures golf back pain is done by lying flat on the floor on your stomach with your hands at your sides. You then raise your chest and upper body as well as arms and legs as high as you can. You do this so that your stomach supports the weight of your entire body. Hold the position and go for a count of 10. Doing this simple exercise for 2 sets daily will completely eliminate your low back pain for good.

Keeping yourself golf fit by getting involved in a good golf specific exercise program will keep any golfer free from golf back pain.

There is no denying the extreme importance of strengthening and stretching your body to avoid golf back pain, and that is why I produced my golf fitness dvds to quickly eliminate and prevent this from occurring ever again! Say good bye to back pain!

Mike Pedersen
Golf Performance Coach