**25. Conclusion**

Golf is a centuries old game whose popularity as a sport and entertainment grows exponentially internationally year on year. Increased golf facilities and accessibility have resulted in a world-wide explosion of golf participation. With this, golf related injuries have increased dramatically [64] as experienced and novice golfers alike attempt to imitate the extraordinary feats of distance power and accuracy exhibited by elite golfers who are beamed to out TVs week on week. These players now include 9 million participating at ranges and using indoor simulators [65] who hit "buckets "of balls in a finite period of time without the natural break between shots which occurs in a conventional game of golf. Golf teaching has mirrored these changes as golf is no longer considered a game but a sport, where improvement in performance is an essential component rather than the simple pleasures of walking in the countryside while hitting a ball towards a target in the fresh air. These natural changes in society to become better at this activity have spawned a multitude of teaching facilities in the real world and the cyber world where golfers strive for greater distance and accuracy through strength and conditioning and biomechanics. *Leading Wrist Injuries in a Golfing Population. Golf Swing Biomechanics a Significant Cause… DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.96979*

Humans are not machines and stress placed on human tissue frequently results in trauma and injury. In the case of the golf swing, sports science and biomechanical advances have improved the performance of golf with the side effect of increased injury, the leading wrist being particularly vulnerable to injury and pathology. The ECU tendon is the most commonly injured leading wrist structure particularly among elite golfers [36, 64]. The sports medicine physician should be aware of this potential and address swing mechanics and the risk reward nature of un-natural motions to the leading wrist in a golfing population to avoid chronic injury, time away from the game [66] and long-term disability.
