Golf Knee Pain

Knee Pain

Knee pain in golfers can be caused by any of numerous underlying issues, among them:

a torn meniscus; ligament injury; knee arthritis (osteoarthritis), or knee cap pain (chondromalacia).

Knee pain includes:

Torn meniscus

Knee arthritis (osteoarthritis)

Kneecap pain (chondromalacia)

Symptoms:

Pain, clicking, swelling of the knee aggravated by twisting, squatting, and walking.

Do:

Consider switching to spike-less shoes to reduce the twisting stress on your knees.

Focus on practice and play with short irons while recuperating from a knee injury (or surgery), to minimize stress on the knees.

Don't:

Return to full swinging prematurely after knee injury or the golf swing (especially when using a driver or long irons) places enough stress on the knee to risk re-injury.