es for a golfer with low back pain

SWING TRAINING EXERCISE Assisted backswing ■ Hook the tubing to a door or pulley system at mid-calf level

■ Reach the trail shoulder through the loop in the end of the tubing

■ Rotate to the lead side so that the tubing wraps behind the body ending with the trail shoulder facing the attachment

■ Starting in the address position, keep the pelvic floor muscles tight and move into a backswing position

■ Hold for 2 seconds, then begin again from the address position ■ Perform 10-15 repetitions

Accelerated swing ■ Hook the tubing to a door or pulley system at waist level

■ Attach to the lead hip and rotate to the opposite side (lead shoulder faces attachment)

■ Starting in the address position, keep the pelvic floor muscles tight and complete a full swing

■ Tubing will restrict pelvis movement during the backswing, allowing proper rotational axis and more shoulder turn

■ During the forward swing, the tubing will encourage initial hip rotation followed by a weight shift to the lead side and then will pull the hips through for proper follow-through

■ Dynamic stability is challenged as golfer avoids being pulled forward

■ Start with 1/2 speed swings, then progress to full speed swings resetting in the address position each time ■ Perform 10-15 repetitions

Shoulder accelerated swing ■ Hook the tubing to a door or pulley system at mid-calf level

■ Reach the lead shoulder through the loop in the end of the tubing

■ Rotate to the trail side so that the tubing wraps behind the body, then clip the tubing into the trail hip clip on the belt (lead shoulder should be facing the attachment)

■ Starting in the address position, keep the pelvic floor muscles tight and complete a full swing

■ In the backswing, the tubing will tighten around the body ■ On the forward swing, the tubing will “pull” the hips through followed by the shoulders while promoting a weight shift onto the lead leg

■ Start with 1/2 speed swings, then progress to full speed swings

resetting in the address position each time ■ Perform 10-15 repetitions

Resisted swing ■ Hook the tubing to a door or pulley system just below waist level

■ Attach to the trail hip and rotate to the opposite side (trail shoulder faces attachment)

■ Starting in the address position, keep the pelvic floor muscles tight and complete a full swing

■ “Drive” the trail hip through the shot (through the band) ending in a bal- anced, upright finish with the hips facing the target

■ Hold for 2 seconds, readdress the ball and perform 10-15 repetitions

POWER EXERCISES Golf lunge ■ Hook the tubing to a door or pulley system at mid-calf level

■ Attach the tubing to the right pelvis, rotate to the left (right shoulder fac- ing attachment)

■ With adequate tension in the tubing, lunge toward the attachment; then explode up rotating the hips toward the target

■ As the hips rotate over a stable left leg, the torso rotates back towards the attachment (upper and lower bodies rotate in opposite directions)

■ Perform 10-15 repetitions adding a medicine ball for resistance

■ Attach the tubing to the left pelvis, rotate to the right and repeat in the opposite direction

Forward lunge with trunk rotation ■ Hook the tubing to a door or pulley system at mid-calf level ■ Reach the right shoulder through the loop in the end of the tubing and rotate in a circle to the left (facing away from attachment)

■ Lunge forward with the left leg while rotating the upper body to the left

■ Untwist while pushing back up to a starting position

■ Perform 10-15 repetitions ■ Reach the left shoulder through the loop, rotate to the right and repeat with the right leg lunging forward while upper body rotates right

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