Hi I have had Shoulder pain for about a year now with not much relief.
A year ago my both my shoulders started burning like crazy.
The pain was near the front deltoids and then it has progressed now to mostly being the muscle on the side of my armpit/side of body. I also feel pain near where the back of my shoulder meets my back and on the side of my shoulder. Initially I went to a sports doctor who recommended physio and ibuprofen. Nothing has helped as I have went to several physios and chiros.
Everytime I catch the water it is painful and the longer the distance the more it hurts.
I have noticed this pain usually only happens when I swim and sometimes I feel like the muscle on the side of my armpit swells or bulges enormously after a while of swimming. I have done multiple x-rays and ultrasounds which don't show any problems. This pain has kept me from swimming my best events.
Although a few workouts in the year where I was ahead of my team I didn't feel the pain much but other days it hurts like crazy I guess if I'm totally not locked in.
Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated.
By the way I am a 15 year old male.
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Wow, that sounds distressing. It isn't clear there is a solution.
If you can, find an experienced, non-surgeon, sports medicine physician or physiatrist to work with you. Be patient and compliant with any physical therapy recommended. Sometimes that takes years.
If you take ibuprofen - or any other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug(NSAID), even aspirin - make sure you take it with food. That stuff will wreck your stomach. Ice is the cleanest anti-inflammatory.
If you start thinking about some kind of surgery, make sure you get a second opinion. My inclination is to say take the more conservative recommendation. Surgery can be a quick fix, SOMETIMES. Other times, it just makes everything worse.
Maybe there are folks here that can give you pointers on strokes and workouts, but I can't.
Good luck
Wow, that sounds distressing. It isn't clear there is a solution.
If you can, find an experienced, non-surgeon, sports medicine physician or physiatrist to work with you. Be patient and compliant with any physical therapy recommended. Sometimes that takes years.
If you take ibuprofen - or any other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug(NSAID), even aspirin - make sure you take it with food. That stuff will wreck your stomach. Ice is the cleanest anti-inflammatory.
If you start thinking about some kind of surgery, make sure you get a second opinion. My inclination is to say take the more conservative recommendation. Surgery can be a quick fix, SOMETIMES. Other times, it just makes everything worse.
Maybe there are folks here that can give you pointers on strokes and workouts, but I can't.
Good luck
