So at the time I'm typing this, I look down, and the threads on the front page contain:
Tennis Elbow and Shoulder Pain
Rotator Cuff Surgery
Shoulder Impingement
Broken Thumb
Anyway, so a lot of us are dealing with injuries. As for me? Turn ulnar collateral ligament in my right thumb. Happened on 12/30. Took a week and a half to diagnose, as it didn't seem that bad when it happened. Anyway, surgery a little later, and 4 weeks with a pin in my thumb (sticking out through the skin). Doctor wouldn't let me swim due to risk of infection. 4 weeks. Grumble, that's 6 weeks total. Pin out yesterday. Still no swimming for another 4 weeks! Arg. It is bad enough I struggle to button my jeans (button fly). But now I can't swim for another month? I'm looking at almost 2.5 months. I'm never gonna get my pre-COVID form back!
Well, I am still working my way back to where I was four years ago when I was struck by a motorboat in open water (saw him coming out of nowhere, only move was to dive and did so--prop clipped my left heel and splayed foot open. Very VERY lucky, and I don't complain (though I have lost my taste for most open water!). Lost five months, have been back in water since beginning of 2018, but have yet to reach my old yardage totals and intensity levels. But feeling good in the water, and 2021 seems like the year!
BUT NOW I am experiencing elbow pain on the inner edge of my right elbow, which research suggests is medial epicondylitis, or "golfer's elbow." Has come on fairly suddenly, seems tied to swimming. The pain manifests when I open a jar or press down and in--freestyle pull is very noticeable. Gets gradually better during a workout, weirdly.
Anyway, I welcome any insights on elbows!
Well, I am still working my way back to where I was four years ago when I was struck by a motorboat in open water (saw him coming out of nowhere, only move was to dive and did so--prop clipped my left heel and splayed foot open. Very VERY lucky, and I don't complain (though I have lost my taste for most open water!). Lost five months, have been back in water since beginning of 2018, but have yet to reach my old yardage totals and intensity levels. But feeling good in the water, and 2021 seems like the year!
BUT NOW I am experiencing elbow pain on the inner edge of my right elbow, which research suggests is medial epicondylitis, or "golfer's elbow." Has come on fairly suddenly, seems tied to swimming. The pain manifests when I open a jar or press down and in--freestyle pull is very noticeable. Gets gradually better during a workout, weirdly.
Anyway, I welcome any insights on elbows!
