S-POSTURE, HIP FLEXORS, AND BACK PAIN

Bob Forman

Certified Golf Fitness Instructor

MS Exercise Physiology

You see it more often in women, especially younger women, and young men.  It’s characterized by an arching of the lower back while standing over the ball at address.  The S-posture, as it’s commonly called, places a great deal of stress on the lower back.  It can also disrupt the golf swing sequence due to a concomitant relaxation of the abdominal muscles, resulting in swing faults like reverse spine (a leaning back of the spine toward the target at the top of the backswing).

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