Hi All - I'm a late onset adult swimmer, meaning I hadn't been in a pool for decades but a few years ago got turned on to open water swimming. For the past couple of years, I was swimming 2 miles/day freestyle about 3 or 4 days/week, with a few open water lake/river/ocean swims in the summer. Not that I go particularly fast (those 2 miles take me just shy of an hour) but it felt so good! And it's the only sport I figured was sustainable and not overly demanding on my bum knees...
But now my 50 yr old shoulder evidently has decided that may not be such a good idea, and I've got a massive rotator cuff tear (as documented by an unequivocal MRI) and have been advised to have surgery.
Does anyone have thoughts on this? Anything I should do before or after surgery to skew the odds to get back into swimming and avoid re-injury?
Does anyone know a good rehab in Westchester County or NYC with someone who knows about swimming? I'd prefer to rehab smart and targeted, rather than otherwise... And I really need to get back in the water... I'm getting fat and sad! All suggestions very very welcome!
Nonmedically speaking, stop swimming and participate in therpy with lots of rest so surgery will be optimal. Once you fix your shoulder and it heals, see if you need to fix your stroke, which may be the cause of injury in the 1st place.
Did you second opinion?
Nonmedically speaking, stop swimming and participate in therpy with lots of rest so surgery will be optimal. Once you fix your shoulder and it heals, see if you need to fix your stroke, which may be the cause of injury in the 1st place.
Did you second opinion?
