Is there more pain medication in your golf bag than in your home? Is your shoulder pain preventing you from making birdies? Is a full turn when you swing a distant memory? Golf is a low impact sport, but injuries do happen over time. A combination of overuse, an inadequate warm-up routine, poor mechanics and the repetitiveness of the golf swing can take a toll on a golfer’s body leading to muscle, tendon and joint strain. If you have a pain in your back, neck, shoulders, wrists, elbow or knee don’t worry, these are common golf ailments that usually don’t require surgery. However, before self-diagnosing or checking with Dr. Google get in touch with one of the Lake area’s expert orthopedic doctors, you know a real doctor and get a diagnosis.