Knee pain and swimming

RE: Knee pain and swimming

Allen Stark — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 12:04:59 GMT

Since running is what started the pain I'd say wait until you are pain free before starting back with running,even on the treadmill.

RE: Knee pain and swimming

FindingMyInnerFish — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 09:16:53 GMT

Thanks for the response, Allen. I think I'll try some swimming w/out the pull buoy and/or intervals with it. Once I see how that all goes, I want to get back to a masters' group for practice. Was just walking on the treadmill but at 4 mph, it was fast walking. Fastest I've walked is around 12:something/mile, but that was in a mile racewalk (just to see how fast I could walk a mile). Haven't actually tried running on the 'mill, but depending on how the next few walks go, I might give running a try.

RE: Knee pain and swimming

FindingMyInnerFish — Sun, 30 Dec 2012 07:00:51 GMT

Good point! In any case, I want to see about the MRI result. Today, the traffic in the pool was IMPOSSIBLE--even circle swimming looked hazardous, so I did some water running in the noodlers' lane until the real lap lanes became passable. Once that happened, I started with the pull buoy and then went without it for a bit--knee began to feel irritated at that point, but that proved to be good feedback for remembering to kick from the hips, not the knees, which a swim coach had in the past reminded me to do. Still, it was a lot more comfortable to swim w/ the pull buoy than without. One other note: when I wore the aqua vest, I could "run" in water reasonably okay (a little tightness) but when I took it off (which I do sometimes b/c it's too easy with it on--not enough of a workout), the knee started to rebel. Can't imagine why since I don't think my body was doing anything different. Note to self: NEVER do the Sunday noon lap swim again--EVER... although I suppose it is good sighting practice not to mention those heavy-traffic open water starts. Still...

RE: Knee pain and swimming

Allen Stark — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 10:01:46 GMT

If you can run uphill I suspect you can swim OK,but watch out for the turns.How hard the pull buoy workout is depends on how hard you swim.Maybe try some intervals going a little faster than you are used to. Good Luck!