Golfer's Shoulder Injury

Shoulder pain in golfers is usually due to poor swing mechanics from restricted spinal range of motion and from repetitive, overuse strain. 97% of shoulder injuries involves the leading shoulder as it is subjected to tremendous range of motion and sheering forces.

These overuse injuries of the shoulder can involve the acromioclavicular (AC) joint, damaging the subacromial bursa, or straining the rotator cuff. In many cases, using too much motion in the shoulder joint during the golf swing is due to limited spinal range of motion. Sometimes it is due to wayward instruction from naive weekend warrior golf buddies.

EMG (electromyographical) studies show that there needs to be a smooth, coordinated muscle contraction of the various muscles of the shoulder girdle (and the low back muscles.) Misfiring the muscles can overfatigue them, or make other muscle groups overcompensate for the fault. This leads to injury and soreness and this needs to be corrected.

If your swing is off putting stress on the shoulders, get proper instruction form your golf pro, sign up for our Golf Swing Sonoma optimal swing protocols, and see us, the doctors, for a thorough examination and differential diagnosis for the proper treatment.

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Golf Swing Sonoma is an affiliate of both 5th Street Spine and Wellness Chiropractic. We are located in downtown Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California
5th Street Spine/Wellness Chiropractic
635 5th Street
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
(707) 575-5158
Tell them that you are interested in a "Golf Swing Sonoma" package to optimize your golf swing.

About Us

Dr. Brian Thalhamer and Dr. Todd Lloyd were working together on a patient who was going through their spinal decompression protocol for low back pain. They began to create a golf specific program so she wouldn't reinjure herself. When she returned to the game, her scores began to improve. The doctors realized that when they were working with the patient on increasing her flexibility and her coordination, that her game would improve. With that discovery, they reproduced their success multiple times.

It is with this discovery that they contacted Spine Force to see if they had any other clients who have noted success with golfers and the Spine Force machine. It turns out that one of the world's leading golf coaches used the spine force as well as "David Leadbetter" and a French company Biomecaswing. The manufacturer provided us with even more specific protocols which we have implemented.

The Doctors at 5th Street Spine, Wellness Chiropractic have a combined experience of more than 25 years in the field of musculoskeletal performance and treatment.