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[GOLF COMMUNITY]

Woori Kyeonghee Oriental
Medicine Clinic
Oriental Medicine doctor / a doctor of
Oriental medicine
우리 경희 한의원 한의사 / 한의학 박사
Lee Woo-kyung

STRETCHING BEFORE ROUNDS CAN REDUCE

YOUR SCORE BY 5 STROKES

경기전 스트레칭으로 5 타를 줄일 수 있다

nce a year or once every few years, there are cases hamstrings, that is, the hamstrings behind the thighs
Owhere the lower back hurts differently than usual and knees, are surprisingly stiffer than anywhere else.
while playing excessive golf or work. We usually talk The hamstring muscle is a very long and large muscle
about it as ‘it was crooked’. However, people who usually that starts at the hip, goes behind the thigh bone, goes
perform enough full-body aerobic exercise or people over the knee, and ends at the calf bone. However, when
with good flexibility are less likely to have these sprains. you sit for a long time with your hips and knees bent in a
In fact, if we reflect on the moment when we very rarely chair, this hamstring muscle becomes the shortest. If you
injure our back, when we suddenly go out to a golf game sit like this all day, drive to work, and just sit or lie down
and turn or bend over when we are tired the day before at home, there is no chance that those muscles will grow
or on the day before, sitting all day, or with little activity, back to their original length.
Acute sprains occur. Although there are no problems
with the body, there are actually not many cases of back If the hamstring muscles are shortened, it is difficult for
sprains. the hand to touch the ground when a person stands up,
straightens the back, and leans straight. If you try to pick
The biggest reason for this kind of back sprain is that the up or lift a golf ball in this state, the result is an abnormally

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