Type of contact | Examples |
No identifiable single event | Pain in the left shoulder when swinging worsening over 4 weeks |
Non-contact trauma (single event) | Golfer sustains a strain in the intercostal muscles while making a swing |
Direct contact with an object | Golfer’s hand hits a tree on backswing/downswing |
Direct contact with the ground | Golfer stumbles and falls, inverting ankle. |
Indirect contact with an object | Golfer hits a tree root with club and has acute wrist pain |
Indirect contact with the ground | Golfer takes an intended divot and has acute wrist pain |