Golf and pain, or No Golf and no pain

DonM · 2021-02-25T15:26:21+00:00

When I'm golfing, I have to live with mild pain and discomfort all the time. Mostly foot and neck. The neck leads to headaches though. When I stop golfing...

Eguller

Cwing Walked 18 on a hilly course. After course therapy.

Ahhh, the grind of Spring Training. 😂

sdandrea1

golf_bhoy I never imagined using "old man's cheat sticks" but when pain, injury, and/or aging took most of the fun out of golf something had to give.

Only way to keep up with Father Time is cheat. 😉

Walterjn

sdandrea1 I thought that was what he did...

LBlack14

I feel your pain, literally.
I've ate IBs and 5/325 vicodin forever. I used to eat IBs like candy when I played a shit ton of softball, 800mg at a time, multiple times a day. Lucky I never had kidney issues, I think. I don't take them anymore, only the vics, as needed. Sad thing is, not much time through the day and night that I don't. Take one before I try to sleep and 1 in the morning. Pain dictates how many through the day. I can go days without, at times, but when I'm working, 1 in the morning and sometimes 1 at lunch, not always. Like I said, depends on what I'm doing. Definitely when I play golf!

I wish you nothing but the best.

scotts33

Don---Read Positive Impact Golf that will change you from a hitter to a swinger. I thought from seeing your garage videos and single plane swing you gave it the business much more hitter like. To change it takes a whole hell of a lot of mindset change. Example pick up your left heel that's foreign to players that have always used lower body resistance and all the maladies that come with that kind of swing. Think Bobby Jones or any of the old timers. Snead etal.

DonM

OK, so now I have not golfed for 2 or 3 weeks, and my neck feels as good as it can feel.
See my dilemma?

I've realized that (I think) the problem is that the upper trap is stretched and weak. And so it's vulnerable to injury. So I'm going to try to fix that. I am going in for a checkup and might start by getting an RX for PT. Won't be the first PT sessions I've had for the neck, but maybe this time I can push for trying my idea and see what happens. I need to find someone who knows how to strengthen my traps without hurting them.

Of course there are videos on youtube that directly contradict each other. 🙂

Walterjn

DonM https://www.healthline.com/health/no-weights-needed-4-trapezius-exercises
Found this with a quick search. They have gentle exercises, some stretches, and some yoga poses to help with the traps. Just something else to check out and maybe get ideas from.

colej

DonM

if you plan on, or think you’ll have surgery in the near future do not do the cortisone.

Please do go to someone who will help you strengthen your neck and shoulders. Don’t give up doing what you love doing.

DonM

colej My GP is against cortisone and has explained why. I'm looking into MAT, muscle activation techniques. Looks like I'll have to drive an hour to get into it.

My wife has a knee that is bone on bone. She is on Medicare, and apparently to follow their protocols, the first thing is to try a cortisone shot. We got the impression that if you want to end up with a Medicare paid knee replacement, the cortisone shot must be tried first.

DonM

colej I guess I can add, I love being pain free and getting a good night's sleep as much as i love golf.
🙂

I have wracked my brain trying to think of hobbies that I could do to replace golf, that involve getting outdoor activity. Mostly coming up blank. Don't like hunting or fishing any more. I like photography but not enough to do it all the time. My shoulder won't work for tennis. It might work for pickleball. I don't live in a hiking area. Etc etc. I expect I'll find a way to golf, involving easy swings with high loft fairway woods.

Par4QC

DonM My wife has a knee that is bone on bone. She is on Medicare, and apparently to follow their protocols, the first thing is to try a cortisone shot.

Cortisone is bad, but the knee is bad to begin with, so. But, it won't help much, just kill the pain for a spell. Much better to get what my wife's doctor called a 'chicken injection'....hyaluronic acid. It coats the bone and creates less friction, thus much less pain. It can only be done every 6 months, but lasts quite a while, and works. My wife has had both knees done, so she's well versed in the pain/treatment of bone on bone.

colej

DonM

I know you’re retired but do you still drive much? What about sitting at a desk? Just thinking of if your posture could be effecting your neck as well?

mikeintopeka

DonM I don't live in a hiking area. Etc etc.

YET! 🤣😎🤠

DonM

colej Oh I have had a lifetime of bad neck posture. I work on it, but to some extent it's built in now. However if I'm not golfing, I don't have pain unless/until I do some kind of overhead work, lifting, etc. But golfing sets it off.

DonM

Par4QC I’ve heard good things about those injections.

colej

Par4QC

my father in law had those injections in his knees when he was alive. They worked pretty well for him

DonM

mikeintopeka Is there hiking in North Texas? All I've seen in my two brief visits is subdivisions and clogged roads.
🙂

We hope to get down the second half of April to take a leisurely look around.

mikeintopeka

DonM - walking/hiking in and around Rock Creek Resort is one of the selling points. Being a gated resort, it substantially reduces traffic on their well-maintained roads that wind through the complex down to Lake Texoma without leaving the 'hood'. A lot of elevation changes with tree-lined streets...peaceful.

sdandrea1

I'm having neck issues as well. Been going on for years. Turns out, 2 of my cervical vertebrae have grown together. My PT is to strengthen the muscles around the neck, but it's still painful rotate right and left. Most of the pain is on the right side. Golf does not make it worse, however. I just let my head follow my shoulders. Gotta let me eyes leave the ball just before impact. My surgeon says nothing should be even considered unless I start losing muscle function in my arms/hands. Ibuprofen in the meantime. Sorry to hear somebody else going through this.

Typhoon

sdandrea1 I remember when I used to go to a chiropractor he would also work on my mobility with my neck. I never realized how much I would just turn my neck and shoulders to look left and right while I drive. When he’s work ion it there was a BIG difference.

I think that why I see older people like my Mil just drive 15 mph through everything without turning to look left or right.

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