Looking for some of your experience with shoulder injuries. I am 26 year old male and have swam masters for years, and injured my shoulder about 5 months ago while training vigorously for the 200 IM and 200 free. I developed it from backstroke because i was not rotating body enough and over strained left shoulder.
MRI showed impingement and tendonitus, did 8 weeks of PT religiously, but still have issues and cannot swim without residual pain. I definitely cannot compete anymore and haven't swam but a couple times this year.
Doctor says he can scope it and clean the bursitus out. I think he's offering arthroscopic decompression. Anyone have any experience with roughing it through shoulder injuries or anyone have any shoulder surgeries? Were they successful?
I have had impingement issues for over 20 years. These two videos have given me the best management of it, from the many things I have tried. I also recomend tart cherry juice to replace ibuprofen most of the time. I only take ibuprofen about once a week before my long swims and drink tart cherry juice mixed with orange and pineapple about 5 days a week. I thought I would need surgery to get rid of it but now I'm optimistic I can manage it without surgery.
I have had impingement issues for over 20 years. These two videos have given me the best management of it, from the many things I have tried. I also recomend tart cherry juice to replace ibuprofen most of the time. I only take ibuprofen about once a week before my long swims and drink tart cherry juice mixed with orange and pineapple about 5 days a week. I thought I would need surgery to get rid of it but now I'm optimistic I can manage it without surgery.
