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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WHile a chiropractor may be good for some injuries--the shoulder IS NOT one of their specialties. You REALLY need to be seeing a medical doctor with a sports med background OR a surgeon who deals with shoulder injuries.
The MD MAY recommend physical therapy and that's all the chiropractor is able to do for you. The Chiro, in many states, can NOT prescribe drugs (such as Bextra or Vioxx) that help reduce the inflammation, do an injection for either pain control OR to help diagnose the problem.
If you're gonna tell me that the chiro took x-rays and read them--you really need help. Chiropractors ARE NOT trained radiologists who read x-rays for a living. Heck--even my sports med MD sends any x-rays to the radiologist for a firm diagnosis. My doc sees ALOT of x-rays BUT it's not his speciality and he may not notice something that a radiologist spots daily.
In the world of medical billing--chiropractors usually treat backs and anything else is considered "EXTRA SPINAL" (shoulders, knees, hips, joints) is under another chiropractic classification.
For your own health (and mind)==please see a medical doctor who can run the proper diagnostic tests. If your dislocation is happening frequently--you have a major physical problem that needs to be dealt with.
WHile a chiropractor may be good for some injuries--the shoulder IS NOT one of their specialties. You REALLY need to be seeing a medical doctor with a sports med background OR a surgeon who deals with shoulder injuries.
The MD MAY recommend physical therapy and that's all the chiropractor is able to do for you. The Chiro, in many states, can NOT prescribe drugs (such as Bextra or Vioxx) that help reduce the inflammation, do an injection for either pain control OR to help diagnose the problem.
If you're gonna tell me that the chiro took x-rays and read them--you really need help. Chiropractors ARE NOT trained radiologists who read x-rays for a living. Heck--even my sports med MD sends any x-rays to the radiologist for a firm diagnosis. My doc sees ALOT of x-rays BUT it's not his speciality and he may not notice something that a radiologist spots daily.
In the world of medical billing--chiropractors usually treat backs and anything else is considered "EXTRA SPINAL" (shoulders, knees, hips, joints) is under another chiropractic classification.
For your own health (and mind)==please see a medical doctor who can run the proper diagnostic tests. If your dislocation is happening frequently--you have a major physical problem that needs to be dealt with.
