This file was dowloaded from the institutional repository Brage NIH -brage.bibsys.no/nih Cabri, J., Sousa, J. P., Kots, M., Barreiros, J. (2009) Abstract.A review was completed to study the prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries in golf and to stimulate the discussion on possible injury mechanisms. The main conclusion of most published studies is that, although professional and amateur golfers show similar anatomical distribution of injuries by body segment, differences tend to be present in the ranking of injury occurrence by anatomical site. This could be explained as a result of several types of variables, like handicap, age, golf swing biomechanics, and training or playing habits. The impact of golf injuries deserves extra attention, namely the interaction between the nature of the injury, practice routines, level of practice, handicap, and frequency of activity. Individual differences and clinical and coaching procedures claim for prospective investigation. Other epidemiological information should still be regarded as insufficient with respect to a full comprehension of injury mechanisms, which can give us a better insight into the evolutionary nature of the injury. Also, a better understanding of golf swing mechanisms and individual neuromuscular aspects can help explain why some individuals are more injury-prone than others.