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 posted a while back on shoulder and neck pain. I found out that my problem was that I tend to only use my upper trapezius when lifting my arms and not my lower and middle trapezius (all three should be used). There is an article in Swim on maximinzing your core strength ( November December 2002) that states that the trunk muscles of swimmers are generally weaker in relationship to the extremities and that most dryland exercises focus on the rotator cuff, shoulder and anterior muscles which are rarely week in swimmers. It suggests exercises that focus on the core and gives many exercises for the lower and middle trapezius muscles. It also talks about poor posture in swimmers. The article refers to shoulder problem articles in May/June and July/August 2001 of SWIM. These might be worth checking out.
I would love to hear more information from anyone else with more knowledge on this topic.
I posted a while back on shoulder and neck pain. I found out that my problem was that I tend to only use my upper trapezius when lifting my arms and not my lower and middle trapezius (all three should be used). There is an article in Swim on maximinzing your core strength ( November December 2002) that states that the trunk muscles of swimmers are generally weaker in relationship to the extremities and that most dryland exercises focus on the rotator cuff, shoulder and anterior muscles which are rarely week in swimmers. It suggests exercises that focus on the core and gives many exercises for the lower and middle trapezius muscles. It also talks about poor posture in swimmers. The article refers to shoulder problem articles in May/June and July/August 2001 of SWIM. These might be worth checking out.
I would love to hear more information from anyone else with more knowledge on this topic.
