[Injuries and physical complaints caused by golf].

The marked torsional movements involved in swinging a golf club are stressful for both the vertebral column and the extremities of the golf player. 52.5% of 120 golf players questioned in this regard stated that they experienced complaints or injuries. These are mainly caused by faulty swinging of the club or by carelessness. A considerable proportion of the vertebral column complaints had worsened as a result of playing golf, so that it is imperative to examine whether the player should be advised not to play golf if such complaints already existed before. If the technique of swinging the golf club is correctly employed, golf can be considered as a low-injury rate pastime.