I was wondering if any of you have ever had bicept tendonitis to the point where shoulder surgery or cortizone were your options.
The doc said the injury was probably caused from too much butterfly (seeing how I'm a distance flyer). The PT didn't really help all that much. I've had a history of shoulder tendonitis and impingement syndrome in the shoulder but haven't had any problems until last year. I'm down to about 450 yards of freestyle before I know I need to stop swimming.
I've been a competitive swimmer for most of my life and am looking for alternatives to going under the knife or taking the long needle. Any advice?:confused:
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Hi Danielle,
I ended up developing bicep tendonitis while in college flaired up at the the end of polo season and steadily got worse as we started swim season. The school trainer was able to get the symptoms under control lots of PT (heat, ice, stretching and weights) plus anti-inflammatory and some reduction in my workouts - where the main focus was on technique which cured the problem, I have now been swimming incident free for over 10 years. Good luck - a second opinion wouldn't be a bad thing to get especially if your first opinion is really pushing the surgery. Good Luck.
Jeff
Hi Danielle,
I ended up developing bicep tendonitis while in college flaired up at the the end of polo season and steadily got worse as we started swim season. The school trainer was able to get the symptoms under control lots of PT (heat, ice, stretching and weights) plus anti-inflammatory and some reduction in my workouts - where the main focus was on technique which cured the problem, I have now been swimming incident free for over 10 years. Good luck - a second opinion wouldn't be a bad thing to get especially if your first opinion is really pushing the surgery. Good Luck.
Jeff
