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Interventions for golfer’s yips depend on its origin – neurological or psychological
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Interventions for golfer’s yips depend on its origin – neurological or psychological
Wednesday 9 October 2019, 01:30 AM

The yips affects golfers when playing short chips or putts
SPORTS MEDICINE
Golfer’s yips is a task-specific movement disorder with similarities to musician’s dystonia. However, it appears that the yips is not just a focal dystonia, as this article explains
Key points, Golfer’s yips usually manifests as a twisting, jerking or tremor-like movement of the lower arm/wrist when playing short chips or putts.
The pathoph
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