For the past couple of months, my shoulder has been feeling "loose" or instable. I have some moderate pain and mostly the very odd feeling that it just is about to fall out of its socket. It usually feels okay while swimming but very bad afterwards. I've taken the past week off from swimming in the hopes that things would feel better, but no dice. I do have a call in to my doctor, but I've done some Googling around and it seems like it might be multi-directional instability of the shoulder. Does anyone have any experience with this? I am physically unable to participate in most other cardio (running, step aerobics, anything with any level of impact) so the idea of not being able to swim is very depressing.
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I had my first physical therapy appointment today. She said that my shoulder is very, very lax and there is a ton of inflammation in my shoulder and collar bone area. She gave me some really simple stretches to do and a 24-hour iontophoresis patch delivering anti-inflammatories. I'm not supposed to swim (kicking is okay) until I see her again next week. Has anyone else ever had this patch? It's really interesting to me and I'd love to hear other peoples' experiences. Also, has anyone else ever had any collar bone issues? Mine is swollen up so much that I look lopsided right now.
I had my first physical therapy appointment today. She said that my shoulder is very, very lax and there is a ton of inflammation in my shoulder and collar bone area. She gave me some really simple stretches to do and a 24-hour iontophoresis patch delivering anti-inflammatories. I'm not supposed to swim (kicking is okay) until I see her again next week. Has anyone else ever had this patch? It's really interesting to me and I'd love to hear other peoples' experiences. Also, has anyone else ever had any collar bone issues? Mine is swollen up so much that I look lopsided right now.
