Characteristics of Pain in Professional Golfers Who Visited a Mobile Medical Clinic during the Season. |
Seo, Kyung Mook , Kim, Don Kyu , Sung, Sang Yoon , Park, Heon Jong |
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. donkim21@cau.ac.kr |
시즌 중 이동 의무실을 이용한 프로골퍼들의 통증 양상 |
서경묵, 김돈규, 성상윤, 박헌종 |
중앙대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실 |
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Abstract |
Objective To investigate the distribution of pain and its characteristics reported by professional golfers during playing season. Method From April 2006 to August 2007, we operated a mobile clinic equipped with a physical therapy unit during the professional golf competition. For professional golfers who had visited the clinic during this period of time, we investigated distribution of pain and its characteristics through interviews and medical records. Results A total of 118 professional golfers visited the mobile clinic during the service period. The analysis of pain distribution showed that spine (56.3%) including low back, cervical, thoracic spine was the most common area of pain complaints, followed by upper extremity (33.1%), lower extremity (9.1%) in order. Based on the detailed anatomical distribution, low back was the most common pain site (22.5%). In case of the upper extremity pain group, left side pain was more prevalent than that of right side. Compared with spine pain group, upper extremity pain group was significantly older and also had more professional career (p<0.05). This implies that upper extremity injury may relatively caused from repetitive stress of golf swing. Conclusion The results imply that golf imposes a relatively high burden on spine and upper extremity in professional golfers. (J Korean Acad Rehab Med 2008; 32: 206-210)
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Key Words:
Golf injury, Professional golfer, Musculoskeletal pain |
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