I have done something to my hip, I think thanks to the abductor/adductor Nautilus machine, followed by a few weeks of lots of fly and breaststroke kicking drills. In any event, since you guys out there in Masters land have been exceedingly helpful about various aches and pains in the past, I am wondering if any other swimmers have experienced this, and if so, what is the best way to hasten its retreat.
I tried doing some swimming with a pull buoy this afternoon, but the slight effort required to keep the float between my legs seemed to hurt the hip. I'm wondering if this is one of those strain injuries that will get better regardless of whether you rest it or not. I've been taking ibuprofen and icing the area, both of which help a little. Any suggestions? Thanks.
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Hi Jim, your post wound up generating a lot of heated discussion around the merits of chiropractic medicine...I'm a teacher, so I know first hand about trying to validate a profession...
But about your comment: Any tips on how to handle the psychodynamics of being out of the water? I know there must be other swimming addicts whose heads say "rest" but whose hearts long to be back in the water.
Yup, it's a bummer, but listen to your head...make yourself better, not more injured...here's some thoughts passed on to me by my coach when I've been laid up:
1. accept it. use the time to get caught up on other areas of your life (bills, writing Christmas thank yous, time with your friends, etc.)
2. know that an injury or illness is not a reflection of you as a swimmer, athlete, person, etc....you just got tagged by some bad luck. Better luck is bound to be around the corner.
3. can't swim? exercise what you can...arms, lats, abs...do some weight training. Also, focus on daily stretching. I mean, just how streamline is the average master coming off the wall? We could all use a bit more flexibility. (Laura Val not included, obviously...)
4. Volunteer on deck, if you can...if not coaching stroke technique, how about videotaping people's stokes, or recording splits in long distance swims...besides being a nice helpful guy, you'll get to breathe in that nice chlorine smell...
Anyway, hope this helps and that you get well soon.
Lexa
Hi Jim, your post wound up generating a lot of heated discussion around the merits of chiropractic medicine...I'm a teacher, so I know first hand about trying to validate a profession...
But about your comment: Any tips on how to handle the psychodynamics of being out of the water? I know there must be other swimming addicts whose heads say "rest" but whose hearts long to be back in the water.
Yup, it's a bummer, but listen to your head...make yourself better, not more injured...here's some thoughts passed on to me by my coach when I've been laid up:
1. accept it. use the time to get caught up on other areas of your life (bills, writing Christmas thank yous, time with your friends, etc.)
2. know that an injury or illness is not a reflection of you as a swimmer, athlete, person, etc....you just got tagged by some bad luck. Better luck is bound to be around the corner.
3. can't swim? exercise what you can...arms, lats, abs...do some weight training. Also, focus on daily stretching. I mean, just how streamline is the average master coming off the wall? We could all use a bit more flexibility. (Laura Val not included, obviously...)
4. Volunteer on deck, if you can...if not coaching stroke technique, how about videotaping people's stokes, or recording splits in long distance swims...besides being a nice helpful guy, you'll get to breathe in that nice chlorine smell...
Anyway, hope this helps and that you get well soon.
Lexa