Now that the Calgary days are getting warmer (finally!!!!!), and hopefully drier, golfers are hitting the golf courses more and more regularly.  While the winter may have given rise to anticipation for outdoor sports, the physical preparation may have been on the sidelines. There are many ways to ready the body for the physical demands of such a precision sport, like golf, and massage therapy can be an integral tool to mastering and improving your game this year. Proper warm up, stretching, and massage has been proven to increase potential from a 60-70% range to a %100 ranges for overall performance. The science behind this statement is that it allows the muscles, tendons and ligaments to relax, release and the whole to become more limber.

With the body now in a more relaxed state, muscles are able to contract with more efficiency and accuracy. 

Top Ten Areas Most Prone to Injury

1.Low Back          6.Neck

2.Wrist                  7.Hips

3.Elbow                 8. Ribs

4. Shoulders       9.Ankles

5.Knees                10.Foot

Top Ten Causes of Injuries

1. Too Much Play

2. Poor Swing Mechanics

3. Hitting the Ground

4. Over Swinging

5. Poor Warm Up                                

6. Torque n’ Swing

7. Grip/Swing Change

8. Falling

9. Too Much Bending

10. MVA with Cart