Golf Rehabilitation and Fitness Program
Maximize Performance, Minimize Injury
Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates offers comprehensive rehabilitation for golf-related neck and lower back pain. Our Titleist-certified rehabilitation and fitness specialists will work with you to diagnose and treat golf-related injuries, improve conditioning to prevent injury and develop a return to play program if surgery is needed.
Areas of care include:
- Golf-related spine and peripheral joint injuries
- Post-surgery rehabilitation and proper return to play
- Specific rehab programs based on physical impairments
- Instruction in pre-round warm-up and injury prevention
- Tee box exercises
- In-season/off-season conditioning programs
- Assessment of common swing faults and golf biomechanics
Who Can Benefit From Our Program?
Golfers of all ages and skill levels can benefit from the Golf Rehabilitation and Fitness Program at Carolina Neurosurgery at Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates. We help junior golfers who are just getting started, patients who are recovering from spine surgery, weekend warriors trying to improve their physical conditioning, and retirees who want to get back out on the golf course. Our program can be effective for other sports as well, including tennis, baseball, and lacrosse.
At your first consultation, you will be examined and evaluated based on 8 to 10 physical assessments, including flexibility in the thoracic spine, balance, core strength, and hip movement. A customized program will then be developed to address your individual goals. We welcome videos of your golf swing and your golf pro’s assessment, if available.
Rehabilitation
The Golf Rehabilitation and Fitness Program at Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates offers services to diagnose and treat golf-related spine or peripheral joint injuries. Utilizing their physiatry and physical therapy expertise, our professionals will develop a customized plan to help you recover from injury or surgery, and safely return to the course.
Rehabilitation Services Include:
- Comprehensive musculoskeletal and TPI golf-specific physical examination
- Evaluation of individual motion impairments with respect to the golf swing
- Supervised treatment provided by licensed physical therapists and board-certified sports medicine physician
- Individualized in-clinic and at-home exercise programs
- Skilled manual therapy and massage
- Lumbar and cervical spinal decompressive traction as needed
- Diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound evaluations as needed
- Image-guided soft tissue, joint and spine injections as needed
- Surgical referrals as needed
Fitness And Conditioning
The Golf Rehabilitation and Fitness Program at Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates offers proper golf conditioning and endurance training that is crucial to getting the most out of your game and avoiding injury. Our Titleist-certified golf fitness instructors are familiar with faulty swing patterns and golf biomechanics. They can ensure you’re optimizing your game and minimizing your chance of injury.
Our Golf Fitness & Conditioning Services Include:
- Physical examination and assessments
- Instruction in pre-round warm-up and injury prevention
- Tee box exercises
- In-season/off-season conditioning programs
- Assessment of common swing faults and golf biomechanics
Contact one of the offices below to learn more about our Golf Rehabilitation and Fitness Program:
Charlotte - 704-376-1605
Ballantyne - 704-831-4360
Concord - 704-792-2672
Huntersville - 704-831-4100
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