Dr. Scott King is a Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) Certified Medical Level 2 Provider. The credential trains medical professionals, not golf coaches, to connect swing mechanics to the injury behind a golfer’s pain.
What TPI Medical Level 2 Training Covers
Providers learn the Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA) to find the source of a golfer’s musculoskeletal dysfunction. The assessment separates a mobility restriction from a stability deficit. Findings are then mapped to the “Body-Swing Connection”: how a physical limitation shows up as a swing fault.
It also covers rehab progression through the SFMA 4X4 Matrix and sharing findings with a golf coach. The curriculum addresses golf injuries of the low back, hip, wrist and hand, elbow, knee, neck, and ribs.
TPI Medical Level 2 certification details (mytpi.com)
Common Golf Injuries We See
- Low back pain — often from repeated rotational load and lost mobility elsewhere in the kinetic chain. See low back pain.
- Golfer’s and tennis elbow — tendon overload from grip and swing mechanics. See tennis and golfer’s elbow.
- Shoulder and rotator cuff pain — restricted thoracic or hip rotation can push compensation into the shoulder. See rotator cuff.
- Hip and knee pain — from uneven loading across a repeated swing. See knee pain.
How We Use This at Novo
We examine first. A TPI-informed exam shows whether pain traces to a mobility restriction, a stability deficit, or tissue injured by repeated load. Treatment follows the finding. Options include manual adhesion release, focused or radial shockwave (ESWT), and EMTT.