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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A guy on our team dislocated his shoulder diving off the blocks. He was relatively inexperienced and had a long thin build with little musculature.
He did a "superman" start (hands not together) and apparently had his palms perpendicular to his direction of travel. Impact with the water was enough to dislocate one shoulder. I do not know if he had a previous injury that would predispose him; or if he had any kind of health conditions such as Marfan's.
I dislocated a shoulder after falling backwards on an outstretched hand (soccer). It spontaneously relocated and some prescription anti-inflammatories returned full motion in 48 hrs; but afterwards swimming was extremely painful as the arm would sublux on every stroke. Surgery, PT, 2nd surgery (loose screw), and good results.
A guy on our team dislocated his shoulder diving off the blocks. He was relatively inexperienced and had a long thin build with little musculature.
He did a "superman" start (hands not together) and apparently had his palms perpendicular to his direction of travel. Impact with the water was enough to dislocate one shoulder. I do not know if he had a previous injury that would predispose him; or if he had any kind of health conditions such as Marfan's.
I dislocated a shoulder after falling backwards on an outstretched hand (soccer). It spontaneously relocated and some prescription anti-inflammatories returned full motion in 48 hrs; but afterwards swimming was extremely painful as the arm would sublux on every stroke. Surgery, PT, 2nd surgery (loose screw), and good results.
