My daughter swims for USS Swim Club in Ohio. SHe has been dealing with a Rhomboid strain in her shoulder for almost a year now. This injury mostly occures when swimming butterfly. However repetitive motions for a prolonged period also seem to irritate the shoulder.
I am looking for advice because the problem seems to stem from Swimming butterfly. Long Course season started and she was doing very well - no shoulder pain until they swam fly in the last practice.
My questions are as follows:
1.) Is there a way that she can train and continue to provide additional strength with butterfly? Or is it best to just not deal with the butterfly until the shoulder is in better condition and closer to full recovery?
2.) What would be the best training method for a swimmer with shoulder injury?
3.) Is more laps always better training? Can she achieve the same benefit or better training by swimming less laps with a specific purpose during practice?
Coaching advice is welcome and appreciated - as I am concerned for her welfare. She has very high goals and I would like to help her achieve her goals without injury.
Thank you!
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I think your coach needs a little reality check. He is worried/bothered about losing her butterfly for the summer yet if he continues his current practice he could lose her completely. I think that you and your daughter need to weigh the pros and cons of your solutions and put your foot down. I think that it is pretty senseless to continue on without a plan of action, if she is trying to make a qualifying time that has a small window of oppurtunity then it may make some sense to continue until the time is achieved, that time frame has passed or the pain becomes a serious issue (this is my two cents worth - in regards to the time window I'm talking about a month or so, but I would also be exploring otherways to achieve the goal - core strength etc.). Even professional athletes will take time off in the season if an injury may result in being unable to play later, better to take a week or two off (or a month or two) then to not be able to play/swim for several years.
Good luck.
I think your coach needs a little reality check. He is worried/bothered about losing her butterfly for the summer yet if he continues his current practice he could lose her completely. I think that you and your daughter need to weigh the pros and cons of your solutions and put your foot down. I think that it is pretty senseless to continue on without a plan of action, if she is trying to make a qualifying time that has a small window of oppurtunity then it may make some sense to continue until the time is achieved, that time frame has passed or the pain becomes a serious issue (this is my two cents worth - in regards to the time window I'm talking about a month or so, but I would also be exploring otherways to achieve the goal - core strength etc.). Even professional athletes will take time off in the season if an injury may result in being unable to play later, better to take a week or two off (or a month or two) then to not be able to play/swim for several years.
Good luck.
