Anyone know of a good website for swimmers with sore shoulders?
I'm 50, male, swim 12-15k yds/week, have a touch of arthritis
starting elsewhere, and have never had a problem before.
Started about 2 months ago; doesn't want to go away.
Motrin and ice help a lot. Stopped swimming for two weeks
in December, but that seemed to make things worse. I don't
do weights regularly. Hurts when I lift my elbows over my shoulders, but very little discomfort while swimming free.
Been swimming 3-5x/wk for 13 years.
Any other ideas or recollection of previous discussions here?
Thanks
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I'm going through something similar. Age 41, no arthritis, swim 5k a week. The cause of shoulder pain in my case is probably a combination of my decidedly unschooled technique and my need to build up some musculature (I just started swimming several months ago). See previous posts under "Shoulder Pain". I've since gotten a bit of coaching, but am pursuing more. Also got some videos. 5x per week I do a routine with dumbbells that strengthen the rotator cuffs. (If you search the net under rotator cuff exercise, you should run across some free sites with illustrations.) This combination of things seems to be working in my case.
I'm going through something similar. Age 41, no arthritis, swim 5k a week. The cause of shoulder pain in my case is probably a combination of my decidedly unschooled technique and my need to build up some musculature (I just started swimming several months ago). See previous posts under "Shoulder Pain". I've since gotten a bit of coaching, but am pursuing more. Also got some videos. 5x per week I do a routine with dumbbells that strengthen the rotator cuffs. (If you search the net under rotator cuff exercise, you should run across some free sites with illustrations.) This combination of things seems to be working in my case.
