So I'm pretty "swimmers shoulder" is a well known subject, and there's no need for me to explain it. Here's some background information:
Monday the 14th of November I had some right shoulder pain after my 100 yard freestyles swims. My coach was concerned about the pain, and started asking me questions. However I was unable to answer them because I only felt the pain after I finished swimming, and it was already the end of practice.
Tuesday the 15th there was no pain in my right shoulder, but instead my hand was going numb after about 14 100's and hand a tingling feeling. My coach was relieved saying that this is most likely a nerve issue instead of a muscle issue. She suggested I go see a chiropractor.
I haven't swam or workout-ed since then because I had my wisdom teeth removed, but now I want to get in the water but I'm also concerned about my shoulder.
My arm feels as if that tingling feeling can come up at an instant, but maybe thats just mental :D
So basically all I'm asking here is for some advise, and these are the options I have proposed, please feel free to add your own :)
Option 1: Skip Swimming again and go see a chiropractor, and use more money :bitching:
Option 2: Strap workout? There's this swimmer (girl) who's in my PE class who spends her time doing these strap workouts. I know its because of her shoulder because she had some serious injuries earlier in the year. Basically she grasps this tension strap attached to the door and just tugs. I heard this strengthens the muscles in the shoulder that swimming does not to prevent injury. If you know more about this please tell me, because I have the equipment, I just have no idea what to do XD
Option 3: Go to swim practice, and doggy paddle :anim_coffee:
Last season we had this swimmer who had some shoulder problems, and the coach told him to doggy paddle. I have no idea what this does, but I do remember it was because of his shoulders!
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Strap workout, AKA resistance bands / stretch cords / rubber tubing... just so if someone else uses different terminology you'll know you're on the same page.
First, think about something for a sec... tense your hand up, as if bracing yourself for a crazy high-five. Feel how just your forearm was engaged.
Then try again- but this time visualize that you're grabbing something. Stick your thumb out to the side. Really kill that stress ball or whatever! You should have felt the little stabilizer shoulder muscles come into action the 2nd time.
Too many swimmers swim along without engaging all the muscles around their rotator cuff. Thinking about grabbing the water, engaging the little stabilizers helps me out a lot.
Short answer about the tubing... you gotta have a plan. Tugging randomly won't have any effect. Copying swim motions doesn't help either because most people have muscle imbalances from just doing 1 rotation motion over and over... usually people train the opposite motions with tubing (ex external rotation). Plan depends on which part of your shoulder hurts, and whether it's tendinitis, impingement or an imbalance.
For more detailed answer, hit up these links.
I'll paste a couple resources for you right below!
www.swimmingscience.net/.../swim-coaches-guide-to-shoulder-injury.html
Start the 5 part "stuff every swimmer should know about the shoulder" right here
saycoperformance.com/.../
Strap workout, AKA resistance bands / stretch cords / rubber tubing... just so if someone else uses different terminology you'll know you're on the same page.
First, think about something for a sec... tense your hand up, as if bracing yourself for a crazy high-five. Feel how just your forearm was engaged.
Then try again- but this time visualize that you're grabbing something. Stick your thumb out to the side. Really kill that stress ball or whatever! You should have felt the little stabilizer shoulder muscles come into action the 2nd time.
Too many swimmers swim along without engaging all the muscles around their rotator cuff. Thinking about grabbing the water, engaging the little stabilizers helps me out a lot.
Short answer about the tubing... you gotta have a plan. Tugging randomly won't have any effect. Copying swim motions doesn't help either because most people have muscle imbalances from just doing 1 rotation motion over and over... usually people train the opposite motions with tubing (ex external rotation). Plan depends on which part of your shoulder hurts, and whether it's tendinitis, impingement or an imbalance.
For more detailed answer, hit up these links.
I'll paste a couple resources for you right below!
www.swimmingscience.net/.../swim-coaches-guide-to-shoulder-injury.html
Start the 5 part "stuff every swimmer should know about the shoulder" right here
saycoperformance.com/.../
