Has anyone actually dislocated their shoulder while swimming? I swam all through high school, took 6 years off tried bodybuilding then went to powerlifting. After several disk injuries, I decided to quit, and get back into swimming to save my aching body/joints. After about 6 weeks of training I competed in my first Masters meet. The first two events were awesome 50m back then 50m fly. I actually broke the state records in both. The third event 100m I.M. While sweeping outward in the butterfly, my shoulder came completely out of the socket for a split second, then popped back in. I could actually hear things popping and tearing. It has been 6 weeks, and it still hasn't completely healed. All I've been able to do is kick workouts without a kickboard.Does anyone else have a similar experience?
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This sounds more like a tear to me, which may not heal without surgery. I would encourage anyone with shoulder pain to see an orthopedist who specializes in sports medicine. Untreated, even chronic tendinitis can predispose to more serious injuries (rotator cuff tears).
Physical therapy can be very benificial in the management of swimmer's shoulder, since in many cases the cause is a muscle imbalance which leads to impingement of tendons.
This sounds more like a tear to me, which may not heal without surgery. I would encourage anyone with shoulder pain to see an orthopedist who specializes in sports medicine. Untreated, even chronic tendinitis can predispose to more serious injuries (rotator cuff tears).
Physical therapy can be very benificial in the management of swimmer's shoulder, since in many cases the cause is a muscle imbalance which leads to impingement of tendons.
