RE: Type III A/C Shoulder Separation

TriKona — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:54:48 GMT

Rodon, many thanks for your response. You've given me hope. I'm glad to hear that your shoulder separation did not end your swimming career. It's only been about three weeks since my injury, so I've several weeks yet before my doctors say I can get back in the water -- and then an even longer period before I get a true sense of what stress my shoulder will be able to handle. Hopefully, I'll eventually be able to resume competitive swimming without surgery as you have. Thanks again.

RE: Type III A/C Shoulder Separation

Former Member — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 05:57:52 GMT

Fours years ago I too had a type 3 shoulder separation, I did not have surgery and recovered fully with no complications. I cannot speak to the value of surgery but not having gone through with the procedure has not limited my swimming. I too swim competitively putting in typically 750K meters a year and in the 4 years since my injury have gotten increaslingly faster. My only downside is that I have a very strange bump on my shoulder. My recommendations are that if you do not choose surgery find a good physical therapist and do everything they tell you to do. Take time rehabbing, run + bike (on a trainer) more while the shoulder heals. I was back in the water 2 months after the injury doing very easy workouts.