I have yet to get an appt. with my ortho so far but I am going to give the pool a shot tonight. My shoulder is feeling pretty darn good and the popping is much more rare. I should add that the popping is not painful and seems to be pretty close to the level of popping that I experienced before the injury. I am excited and nervous at the same time. I am going to take it easy and not try to replicate my pre-injury times or endurance. I think my goal will be to swim whatever is comfortable, not to exceed 400 yards. If I still feel good for the next few days I will up the ante a bit. Anybody have any input? Gull80? You seem to be pretty enlightened about injured swimmers. Thanks.
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Just returned from my ortho appointment and it went just as I expected. He seems to think that I had a minor rotator cuff strain and that there is no damage that is visible. He performed a ROM test as well as a strength test and was pleased with both. His suggestion was to continue easing back into swimming, easing being the key word. He feels that within four weeks I should be back to pre-injury health and to avoid any methods of stretching that involve high speed or significant momentum of an extremity. Great news on the week before XMAS!!!
Just returned from my ortho appointment and it went just as I expected. He seems to think that I had a minor rotator cuff strain and that there is no damage that is visible. He performed a ROM test as well as a strength test and was pleased with both. His suggestion was to continue easing back into swimming, easing being the key word. He feels that within four weeks I should be back to pre-injury health and to avoid any methods of stretching that involve high speed or significant momentum of an extremity. Great news on the week before XMAS!!!
