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Help recovering from an injury
Posted on 1/13/19 at 8:53 pm
Posted on 1/13/19 at 8:53 pm
Anyone here ever have to recover from a serious leg injury or surgery? I broke my left ankle (right handed swing) and had surgery. Ankle seemed to come back together well and has enough hardware to frame a door but I'm still in a cast so not sure how bad the soft tissue damage is.
I really want to get back to playing asap. How quickly did you get back to playing? What was your experience and what do you wish you had known when getting back to playing golf after this kind of injury? I'm curious to see what is more important, strength or ROM?
I really want to get back to playing asap. How quickly did you get back to playing? What was your experience and what do you wish you had known when getting back to playing golf after this kind of injury? I'm curious to see what is more important, strength or ROM?
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Posted on 1/13/19 at 9:02 pm to TheLSUriot
Ive had an injury damn near every year for the last 4. Like surgery injury.
Take your time, listen to your doctor/your body. Putt in your house and get that stroke down.
Take your time, listen to your doctor/your body. Putt in your house and get that stroke down.
This post was edited on 1/13/19 at 9:15 pm
Posted on 1/13/19 at 10:08 pm to TheLSUriot
Tiger has a fused spine so you should be ok with a surgically repaired ankle. I would say strength is more important than range of motion in the ankle for a golf swing. Don’t rush into anything. Like Chappy said, practice putting for a while.
Posted on 1/13/19 at 10:32 pm to Tyga Woods
I wish I had millions of dollars to spend on a team of specialists to get me back in shape like Tiger. It still took him years to get right.
Taking things slow will be difficult. I'm envisioning going out my first time and picking right back up where I left off. But reality is that I'll be lucky to carry my clubs from the range back to my truck without issue.
So stick to putting, pitching, and chipping at first?
Taking things slow will be difficult. I'm envisioning going out my first time and picking right back up where I left off. But reality is that I'll be lucky to carry my clubs from the range back to my truck without issue.
So stick to putting, pitching, and chipping at first?
Posted on 1/14/19 at 5:56 am to TheLSUriot
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So stick to putting, pitching, and chipping at first?
Yep. If you want to come back with a decent game, ha I gotta a decent short game will make up for bad drives and irons shots.
Posted on 1/14/19 at 6:44 am to CoachChappy
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Take your time, listen to your doctor/your body. Putt in your house and get that stroke down.
The MOST important part of this is listen to your Doc. He/She was more than likely the ortho that performed your surgery. They know what’s best and will prescribe treatment accordingly. Couldn’t tell you the number of set backs I saw over he course of 6 years b/c they listened to cousin Johnny down the road cause he had the same injury. What’s worse is thinking you are “better” and try to do too much.
Let the Doc/NP/PA (NP/PA have direct contact with the Doc) know how active you plan on being and what you are wanting to do. More than likely they can prescribe you PT to help get back to “normal” for you.
Elevate elevate elevate! And for gods sake don’t walk on the damn cast unless they give you a boot and tell you that you’re allowed to be weight bearing.
Posted on 1/14/19 at 8:11 am to HebertFest08
^^^^^^ Excellent advice, all of it.
This is really smart. My surgeon is an avid golfer and knew pre-surgery that my #1 goal was to be healthy. #2 was to be playing golf. He made me a weekly plan and got me with the right PT people to implement that plan based on my body and my goals.
Once you feel back to normal, you probably still have 2-4 weeks to go before you can go back to 100% speed.
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Let the Doc/NP/PA (NP/PA have direct contact with the Doc) know how active you plan on being and what you are wanting to do. More than likely they can prescribe you PT to help get back to “normal” for you.
This is really smart. My surgeon is an avid golfer and knew pre-surgery that my #1 goal was to be healthy. #2 was to be playing golf. He made me a weekly plan and got me with the right PT people to implement that plan based on my body and my goals.
Once you feel back to normal, you probably still have 2-4 weeks to go before you can go back to 100% speed.
Posted on 1/14/19 at 9:46 am to TheLSUriot
While we have this injury thread. I have keinbocks disease in my right wrist and it has seriously hampered my golf game. The doc said he could do surgery but wanted me to wear a brace and take some naproxen for a while but it hasn’t helped. Is surgery really the only option here?
Posted on 1/14/19 at 8:34 pm to TheLSUriot
I’m still rehabbing a frozen left shoulder, will be 1 yr next month probly gonna go back to physical therapy. I can play, but as the round progresses I start snap hooking my drivers, and the shoulder won’t let me finish high like normally I’m tired of this shite,
Posted on 1/15/19 at 7:49 am to ole man
I had rotator cuff surgery in November of 2017, I wasn't able to swing a club(with doctor's permission)until March. I walked the course with my buddies right before I could return, I putted, chipped a few and hit a couple of wedges inside 100 yards to check my pain level. Things went well, shot a 76 on my 2nd round back. Then July of 2018, I somehow got a bulging disc in my spine, that took me out for another 3 months. No golf until I was cleared by a Neurosurgeon, physical therapy and GOOD medication. That disc problem messed my game up more than the surgery. Take your time, do the physical therapy, listen to the surgeon and come back strong. Your body will thank you for it.
Posted on 1/17/19 at 8:10 am to TheLSUriot
I snapped my tibia and fibula in my right leg in half in September. Played my first round 2 weeks ago since the accident.
The main thing like everyone else is saying is to listen to your doctor and take your time. Would be horrible to mess your leg up even more and maybe require additional surgery rushing back in to it. I was somewhat lucky with my injury being my right leg and not the left. With yours being your left leg I would be a lot more cautious with the pressure put on the leg with a golf swing.
The main thing like everyone else is saying is to listen to your doctor and take your time. Would be horrible to mess your leg up even more and maybe require additional surgery rushing back in to it. I was somewhat lucky with my injury being my right leg and not the left. With yours being your left leg I would be a lot more cautious with the pressure put on the leg with a golf swing.
Posted on 1/17/19 at 10:59 am to CoachChappy
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prescribe you PT to help get back to “normal” for you.
THIS.
I'm biased, but a PT's advice can be even more valuable than a Doc in recovery. I'm blessed to be married to an LSU grad PT. She helps with all the twist, strains, and knee surgery recovery. If I actually listened to her more, I'd be in great golf shape.
Posted on 1/18/19 at 8:20 am to TheLSUriot
I had surgery on my wrist and tried to play 36 holes 1 week out of the cast.
Don't do that.
Don't do that.
Posted on 1/20/19 at 12:58 pm to TheLSUriot
do physical therapy.
Range of movement or else you will mess up other body parts with a compensation swing.
Recovering lifestyle should be a known goal your M.D. Prescribes pt for. Both strength and rom.
Range of movement or else you will mess up other body parts with a compensation swing.
Recovering lifestyle should be a known goal your M.D. Prescribes pt for. Both strength and rom.
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