Letter to the Editor: Is Golf the New Football or Have We Made It So?

ABSTRACT

Lumbar Spine Injuries Primary Prevention in Amateur and Professional Golf Players Sir, We read with interest the article by Goebel et al. 1 (Goebel D, Drollinger F, Drollinger A. Lumbar Spine Injuries Primary Prevention in Amateur and Professional Golf Players. Sports Med Int Open. 2018; 2179-184). We have been deeply interested in this sport and delved on the musings of competitiveness causing athletes to put un-natural strains on their bodies and vice-versa. While we do understand the cause of Lumbar spine injuries caused by athletes putting undue stress on their bodies, we need to understand that the reason for the same.