Patrick Gillham

Knee injuries are definitely not as common as the lower back and hand/wrist injuries but they can niggle on the golf course. I don’t see many knee injuries with the…

As the ground gets heavier in winter, there can be more force into the wrists which hinge in the golf swing. We also tend to hit off matts more as…

I am asked this question a lot. The simple answer is, yes, but there’s more to it. When a patient comes to me with an injury, I do generally assess…

‘Golfer’s Elbow’ is a strange term because it doesn’t just happen in golfers! Neither does ‘Tennis elbow’ just happen in tennis players. Both can happen in both sports and can…

The biggest cause of outside hip pain in golfer is injury to the hip joint itself or the outside gluteal tendons. Usually, it effects the lead hip due to the…

The groin area is complicated. There are lots of structures all attaching in the same area that can cause you pain. All the more important to have a professional assess…

Bum pain is mainly cause by 3 structures – referral from the lower back, from the hip joint itself, or injuring the gluteal tendons. They are common in golfers due…

Wrists are the second most injured area in amateur and professional golfers. There’s a huge amount of movement and force that goes through the wrist through the golf swing, particularly…

The rotational and compressive forces in the neck during the golf swing are huge. It’s no wonder that pain is common in the neck for golfers. The biggest cause I…

Rib and mid-back pain is becoming more and more common in my clinic. I would assume there’s a link between amateurs and swinging faster, but not necessarily having the body…