Evidence-based Assessment & Management of Golf Injuries (a TPI Approach)
Course Overview
Lecture Description
Join Dr. Reginald Vanvelzen (US-Canada), a Sports & Movement Specialist, for a focused 1-hour virtual lab that dives deep into golf-specific injuries, movement faults, and rehabilitation strategies.
Through this session, you’ll:
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Examine common golf swing faults and their associated injury risks.
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Explore biomechanical principles from a medical perspective in golf.
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Learn methods for pelvis-thorax dissociation, a key factor in rotational swing mechanics.
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Master TPI (Titleist Performance Institute) assessment protocols, from mobility screening to diagnostic testing.
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Observe manual therapy techniques and corrective mobility drills formulated for golfers.
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Understand how to measure, prescribe, and coach drills aimed at reducing injury risk and enhancing performance.
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Gain a concise summary of takeaways for practical implementation in your clinical care of golfers.
Credits: 1 hour
Format: Virtual lab / video lecture with demonstrations and clinical insights
Focus: Evidence-based, TPI-aligned approach to assessing and managing golf-related musculoskeletal issues
Chapters & Learning Objectives
Chapter 1- Swing Faults & most common area of injury in Golfers
: 00:06 Hour
In this Chapter, Dr Reginald, discusses about main areas of Golf Swing Analysis , various injuries caused by these faults and how to assess them in the latest evidence based way.
Chapter 2-Most Common Golf Swing Faults & what they look like
: 00:13:12 Hour
Dr Reg discusses about different swing faults and also demonstrates how they look like.
Biomechanics from a Medical specialist standpoint is important aspect to discuss.
Chapter 3- Golf Pelvis - Thorax Disassociation
: 00:02 Hour
In this short chapter, Dr Reg demonstrates and discusses about different assessment & treatment strategies on disassociating Pelvis - Thoracic spine for a proper and specific strategy.
Chapter 4 -TPI Assessment of a Golfer (Mobility Standpoint)
: 00:09 Hour
A detailed approach for TPI Assessment for a Golfer from a Medical standpoint in terms of mobility is discussed including various tets, and measures.
Chapter 5- Focused Treatment (Manual techniques) & Prescriptive mobility exercises
: 00:12 Hour
Dr Reg discusses in detail and demonstrates different Manual Techniques to fix the mobility issues, strength issues, or preventing the injuries part of a Golfer. In addition, ISOMT also demonstrates some exercise prescription for the same.
Chapter 6 - Golf Disassociation and mobility drills
: 00:04 Hour
Various Golf - TPI Disassociation & mobility drills are continued in this video lecture. Further, Dr Reg discusses how to measure, and help any Golfer prevent any injury by learning this disassociation skills.
Chapter 7- Golf Lecture Takeaways
: 00:02 Hour
In this short lecture, Dr Reg summarizes various takeaways from this Lecture, where to focus , important points to consider when assessing or approaching a Golfer from a TPI Stampoint.
