Golf Injury Rehab in the Hamptons

For the golfer who is playing hurt. We treat the injury, fix what in your body caused it, and get you back on the course without the compensation that created the problem.

Playing through it is how a strain becomes a season.

A golf injury almost never starts in the tissue that hurts. A hip that will not rotate makes the low back do the turning. A stiff thoracic spine sends the shoulder looking for range it does not have. A grip compensation loads the wrist and the medial elbow every single swing. So you can rest the painful part, feel better for two weeks, and re-injure it on the first tee, because the reason was never treated.

Golf rehab is the injury side of our golf work. We treat what hurts and we find what caused it. That means hands-on care where the tissue needs it, including Active Release Technique for adhesion and scar tissue, joint mobilization for the segments that stopped moving, and blood flow restriction training when we need to build strength in a limb that cannot yet tolerate heavy load. Then progressive loading, neuromuscular re-education, and a look at what in your swing is asking your body to do something it currently cannot.

If you are not injured and you want speed and consistency, that is golf performance. If you are not sure which you need, start with the TPI screen, which tells us both.

Golf Rehab at Greiner Physical Therapy

The golfers we see.

Recreational players through low handicaps, and a lot of people who waited too long.

Low back pain

The most common golf complaint we treat. Rotational load with nowhere else to go, plus a hip or thoracic spine that stopped contributing.

Shoulder pain

Rotator cuff irritation and impingement in the lead shoulder, usually with a stiff thoracic spine behind it.

Elbow and wrist

Medial and lateral elbow tendinitis, plus wrist pain from grip compensation and turf contact.

Hip and knee

Restricted hip rotation, hip impingement, and knee pain from the load the trail leg takes through the downswing.

Post-surgical golfers

Back, shoulder, hip or knee surgery, with a return-to-golf plan rather than a general discharge.

Pain that keeps coming back

It settles over the winter, it returns in May. That pattern is a mechanics problem, and it is fixable.

How we get you back on the course.

Treat the pain, find the cause, load it, then return to play on criteria.

Assessment, including the golf part

A full hour: history, what in your round hurts and when, and a physical exam of the painful area. We also screen how you move as a golfer, so we know whether the hip, the thoracic spine or the shoulder is the actual source of the demand.

Settle the tissue

Hands-on work where it is needed: Active Release Technique for adhesions and scar tissue, joint mobilization for restricted segments, and targeted soft tissue work. This is the part that buys you the range to start training properly.

Rebuild strength and rotation

Progressive loading of the hips, trunk and shoulders, plus blood flow restriction training where the injury will not yet tolerate heavy load. Rotation is trained, not just stretched, because the swing needs it under speed.

Retrain the pattern

Neuromuscular re-education so the new range gets used in a real swing, and correction of the compensation that caused the injury. Where a swing change is the right answer, we tell you what to bring to your coach.

Graded return to play

Chipping and putting, then half swings, then a range session, then nine holes, then a full round, progressed on how you tolerate each step. Your program lives in our app so the work continues between visits.

What you get out of it.

Back on the course, and less likely to end up here again in a year.

The pain settles

Hands-on treatment plus load management, aimed at the tissue that hurts and the reason it is overloaded.

Rotation you can actually use

Hip and thoracic range restored and then trained, so the low back stops doing the turning.

Strength through a full round

Progressive loading so hole 16 looks like hole 3, which is when most swings fall apart.

A return-to-golf plan

A graded progression from putting to a full round, on criteria, instead of a guess and a hopeful Saturday.

The cause addressed

We treat what created the injury, not only what hurts, which is what stops the annual recurrence.

One therapist the whole hour

Every visit is you and a licensed physical therapist. No assistants, no aides.

Questions about golf rehab.

01 / Do I need a referral from my doctor?
You do not need one. In New York you have direct access to physical therapy, which means you can see a licensed physical therapist without a doctor’s referral for up to 30 days or 10 visits, whichever comes first. We are in network with Medicare and Medicare Advantage, and out of network with most other plans, and we submit claims on your behalf. Medicaid is not accepted.
02 / Can I keep playing while I am in rehab?
Often, in a reduced form. Putting and chipping usually stay in, range sessions get controlled, and full rounds come back on a schedule. Playing through a moderate or severe injury does delay healing, and it also teaches you a compensation that outlasts the injury, so we would rather manage your golf than ban it.
03 / How is this different from golf performance?
This page is for the golfer in pain. Golf performance is for the golfer who is healthy and wants speed and consistency, and it runs the 90-minute assessment with a launch monitor and SuperSpeed Golf training. Many patients finish rehab here and move over there.
04 / Do you look at my swing, or just my body?
Both, in that order. We assess how your body moves first, because that determines what your swing is allowed to do. Where a swing change is genuinely the answer, we tell you exactly what to take to your golf professional so the two plans agree.

What our patients say.

"Seth is practically a miracle worker! I am in less pain and have better range of motion than I have had in decades! Literally. This far exceeds my expectations!"
Lynne J. · Long-standing pain

Schedule Your Appointment

No referral needed in New York. Same-week appointments available at both locations.

Your first visit is a full one-on-one evaluation with a licensed physical therapist: come in, tell us everything, and leave with a plan.

Prefer to call? (631) 596-5096

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