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?
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?
I would consider surgery to be a last resort. As a personal trainer who has worked with dozens of swimmers and other individuals with shoulder issues (and as a swimmer who has torn and rehabilitated a rotator cuff tear with the help of a PT), I suggest focusing on posture exercises to stretch the pectorals and strengthen rear deltoids, upper trapezious, and rhomboids. Without proper alignment of the shoulder girdle, nothing in that complex area moves properly and repetitive friction will result in inflammation and pain. I also get regular chiropractic work - there have been a couple of occasions where a mis-aligned thoracic vertebra has caused an uncomfortable pull in the back of my shoulder.
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?
I would consider surgery to be a last resort. As a personal trainer who has worked with dozens of swimmers and other individuals with shoulder issues (and as a swimmer who has torn and rehabilitated a rotator cuff tear with the help of a PT), I suggest focusing on posture exercises to stretch the pectorals and strengthen rear deltoids, upper trapezious, and rhomboids. Without proper alignment of the shoulder girdle, nothing in that complex area moves properly and repetitive friction will result in inflammation and pain. I also get regular chiropractic work - there have been a couple of occasions where a mis-aligned thoracic vertebra has caused an uncomfortable pull in the back of my shoulder.
