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.
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. I'm not supposed to swim (kicking is okay) until I see her again next week.
Getting rid of your kickboard will alleviate lots of stress placed on a weak shoulder. I stopped using one in college and never looked back. Kicking on my back has significantly improved my SDKs during my races (bonus)! If u must have a board, finis has a mini triangle shaped one that will not bug your shoulder as much. Ice as often as you can and stay on top of those anti-inflams. Good luck!
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. I'm not supposed to swim (kicking is okay) until I see her again next week.
Getting rid of your kickboard will alleviate lots of stress placed on a weak shoulder. I stopped using one in college and never looked back. Kicking on my back has significantly improved my SDKs during my races (bonus)! If u must have a board, finis has a mini triangle shaped one that will not bug your shoulder as much. Ice as often as you can and stay on top of those anti-inflams. Good luck!
