COMPARISON OF SPINAL ROTATION IN THAI AMATEUR GOLF PLAYERS WITH AND WITHOUT LOW BACK PAIN
Keywords:
Amateur golf player / Spinal rotation / Low back painAbstract
The quality of golf swing pattern could be presented with the X-factor angle which is the angle between the pelvic rotation and the upper-torso rotation. Therefore, the higher of these angles brought to the more effected of speed and distance of the golf ball. Increasing of x-factor angle in golf players could lead to the lower back injury. A large number of low back pain golfers tend to be the cause of over range trunk rotation of their golf swing patterns. This study aimed to compare the x-factor angle in twenty-four Thai male amateur golf players (20-50 years old) with and without low back pain. The standard goniometer was used to measure the angle in seated rotation and half-kneeling rotation position. Independent t-test was used for data analysis (p-value < 0.05), the results from this study was shown no significantly different of x-factor angle was found between with and without low back pain Thai amateur golfers. To be concluded, the x-factor angle might not effect to the low back pain in the Thai amateur golfers although other factors such as different golf swing pattern, muscle flexibility and muscle strength could lead to the back pain.
(Journal of Sports Science and Technology 2017; 17(2): 45-54)
Keywords: Golf / Amateur golf player / Spinal rotation / Low back pain
*Corresponding Author: Yosawin SAKUNKARUNA
Faculty of Physical Therapy, Mahidol University
Salaya Nakhonpathom Thailand 73170
Email: yosawin.sak@mahidol.ac.th
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