Sports and Spine Injuries

Other lifting techniques can help avoid back injury, such as a golfers lift, using momentum, and half kneeling form when lifting.

Avoiding a back injury when lifting requires more than just bending at the knees.

Information on how biking or bicycling sports injuries cause back pain, how to prevent low back pain when bicycling.

Bodybuilding and weight lifting exercises can be particularly stressful to the back and body - older persons may be more susceptible to injury due to these exercises...

The twisting motion of a golf swing can often lead to low back pain and muscle strain. Find out how to prevent injury to the lower back when golfing.

Golfers may be at risk of developing low back pain or worsening existing back pain. Learn how golf can stress the lower back, how golf-related low back pain feels, and how to prevent or treat golf-related back pain.

It is possible to play golf with chronic back pain, with spinal conditions, and after back surgery. Golfers with low back pain can use a golf cart, choose customized or supportive golfing shoes, and make adjustments to the golf swing.

Golf-related low back pain can be prevented using simple and proactive steps such as golfing warm-ups. Protect the low back muscles by learning how to carry the golf bag and how to improve the golf swing.

Running puts repetitive stress on the back, and for people with lower back problems it is important to take steps to reduce the strain on the lower back.

Episodes of lower back pain can be caused by a muscle strain or other soft tissue injury, a common occurrence with runners. Learn about the related conditions and when to seek treatment.