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[GOLF COMMUNITY]

WHY DOES IT HURT WHEN I PLAY GOLF?

골프만 치면 왜 아플까?

Representative Director
of the Inter-American Division of
Self-developed Oriental Medicine Hospital
Oriental Medicine doctor
/ a doctor of Oriental medicine
Lee Woo-kyung

자생한방병원 대표원장
이 우경

outhern California is showing hot weather these days. swing's form collapses and the score becomes a mess, as
SCompared to the East, not to mention South Korea, the well as the risk of injury. For this reason, golf is at greater
weather in California is the best in the world. At times risk of injury than other sports.
like this, there are many people who want to enjoy golf
without missing the warm weather.

When games get heated and competitive, the score looks So, what is the reason for this injury? First of all, golf
good but the pain follows after rounds. From mild pain in is basically a disproportionate sport that swings to one
the wrist or fingers to injury in the vertebral joint, pain side. By practicing constantly in a certain direction
can come from all around the body. Statistically, regular and repeatedly using muscles and joints, it causes an
golfers are reported to suffer injuries more than once a imbalance in the body and increases the chances of
year and senior golfers about once a month. injury by putting undue stress on the joints.

Golf is an exercise that uses muscles and joints in a Also, golf is a very detailed sport. Impact's instantaneous
certain direction with repeated swings. However, despite clubhead speed through downswing is close to 206 Km/
countless practices, golf fails to control its strength when hrs for Tiger Woods. At these speeds, the balance of the
it is not mentally under control. Then, naturally, the entire body and their respective roles must be followed

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