Physical therapy isn’t just for injuries. Many people, especially athletes, seek out the services of a physical therapist in order to prevent injuries from happening in the first place. According to the American Physical Therapy Association, if injuries do happen, using a PT can help lower a patient’s treatment cost by up to 72%. Let’s look at a few good reasons why golfers should consider physical therapy.

Injury Prevention

One of the most important reasons why golfers should be working with a PT is for injury prevention. Waiting until you’re injured is waiting too late. When you work with a PT, you’ll be able to condition your body in such a way as to prevent injuries from happening to begin with. This can be done through flexibility training, strength training, and balance training. Most golf injuries are a result of a weakness in one of these areas.

Flexibility

As you may know, most sports will require a certain amount of flexibility in order to prevent injuries and increase performance. Golf is one sport that definitely requires a good amount of flexibility. When you work with a PT, they can give you exercises and stretches that will increase flexibility. Even if you have never considered yourself to be very flexible, your PT can help you achieve this.

Strength and Balance

Although strength isn’t something you immediately think of when you think of the sport of golf, there's actually a great amount of strength needed. The more you build your strength with a PT, the better you’ll be able to perform on the golf course. Similarly, many players find that balance is the real secret to playing a great golf game. Without balance, you’ll have a hard time bringing precision to your game. A physical therapist can work with you on your balance.

Comprehensive Fitness

There was a time when people, including golfers themselves, didn’t think of golf as physically demanding as some other sports, and so they didn’t take physical fitness as seriously. Those days are over. Today, these athletes realize that in order to do anything well, you need a baseline of health. This applies to any sport and to everyday life as well. Ensuring that a golfer has the flexibility, strength, and balance to perform well is important and a physical therapist can help.

If you're interested in sports-related physical therapy, please contact our team at Onofray Physical Therapy today. We're here for your PT needs in Phoenix, AZ. Ask us about our mobile services!