I have been diagnosed with a shoulder impingement and it is really hampering my plans to start working out again. I tried exercies and stretching, but it hasen't gotten any better. I was told surgury is an option, and I am seriously thinking about it. Has anyone gone through it and how did it change your swimming if at all?
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Thanks for the input.
Kevin, the exercises were given to me by my orthopedic. He took care of my knee a few years ago without surgery, just PT and stretching, so there is a fair amount of trust there. I had an x-ray and MRI done on the shoulder and it was fairly obvious about the diagnosis. They didn't want to do surgery on my shoulder, but they said it was an option. I was doing exercises like towel squeezes, corner stretches, pendulum swings, basically anything that worked on external and internal rotation without doing much over my head. That with rest and some otc pain relief and anti-inflammatory. That was last fall. The pain went away and I kept doing the exercises bi-lateraly for about another 6 weeks after that, but I never tested it until this spring while trying to get back into a workout routine. I have some pounds to drop and I would like to get back to a shade of my former glory of High School and College swimming, maybe even to compete again. But I have to get this taken care of one way or another before I can get there.
What did you do that worked? I would love for this to work without surgery if possible.
Thanks for the input.
Kevin, the exercises were given to me by my orthopedic. He took care of my knee a few years ago without surgery, just PT and stretching, so there is a fair amount of trust there. I had an x-ray and MRI done on the shoulder and it was fairly obvious about the diagnosis. They didn't want to do surgery on my shoulder, but they said it was an option. I was doing exercises like towel squeezes, corner stretches, pendulum swings, basically anything that worked on external and internal rotation without doing much over my head. That with rest and some otc pain relief and anti-inflammatory. That was last fall. The pain went away and I kept doing the exercises bi-lateraly for about another 6 weeks after that, but I never tested it until this spring while trying to get back into a workout routine. I have some pounds to drop and I would like to get back to a shade of my former glory of High School and College swimming, maybe even to compete again. But I have to get this taken care of one way or another before I can get there.
What did you do that worked? I would love for this to work without surgery if possible.
