After I swam for a month in Oct. in pain,I had an X-ray and then MRI to show that I have a partially torn rotator cuff. Doc says it "should heal by itself, given time" How long an my age of almost 75 will this take and no guarantee to a positive result is unknown to me.
Have any of had this type of surgery done and what are your results?
How long is recovery?
What do think of the repair after going back to swimming?
I have been pretty good at IM and fly.
Will I be able to recovery enough to continue these strokes?
Thanx to all that offer advice.
I had one shoulder done about 10 years ago and the other one - supposedly a partial tear about 4-5 years ago - not done. Both ski injuries. Decided to skip a second surgery and try to simply build up muscle around the shoulder joint. I think that muscle mass around the shoulder joint is key. My theory is that swimmers have notoriously loose shoulders and as the aging process causes natural muscle atrophy these joints just get looser and are susceptible to popping out or worse. Adding a couple of dryland workouts per week with weights or machines helps offset the atrophy. But gotta be smart about lifting - or I can easily aggravate shoulders. I've stayed with this routine for a couple of years and it seems to work - joints feel much more stable and no pain during swimming. Now I can't really tell which shoulder had the surgery. Another recommendation - give up skiing if you're as bad as me.
I had one shoulder done about 10 years ago and the other one - supposedly a partial tear about 4-5 years ago - not done. Both ski injuries. Decided to skip a second surgery and try to simply build up muscle around the shoulder joint. I think that muscle mass around the shoulder joint is key. My theory is that swimmers have notoriously loose shoulders and as the aging process causes natural muscle atrophy these joints just get looser and are susceptible to popping out or worse. Adding a couple of dryland workouts per week with weights or machines helps offset the atrophy. But gotta be smart about lifting - or I can easily aggravate shoulders. I've stayed with this routine for a couple of years and it seems to work - joints feel much more stable and no pain during swimming. Now I can't really tell which shoulder had the surgery. Another recommendation - give up skiing if you're as bad as me.
