Just wanted to share some information with my online swimming enthusiasts. After a month of "recovery" from my shoulder injury I was still not where I wanted to be (I am too impatient I know), so I went to see a PT yesterday. He did things to my arm/shoulder that I was certain would have my upper body in traction by the time the sun came up this AM. My premenition was to be incorrect as I feel fine this AM. I feel some muscle soreness from doing my cuff exercises with some threa-band but other than that I feel very good. I have decided to give my shoulder a week off of any pulling and stick to kicking workouts; talk about boring. Has anybody else ever received a trasndermal electrical transfer of anti-inflamatory? I got one yesterday and I am wondering how legit this practice is. I don't suspect that it is dangerous but I do question it's effectiveness. If I am not getting prodded with needles and surgical instruments I tend to think that something is not right. Perhaps I am opening a new door for myself.
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I'm not an orthopedist so my answer is based on my experience and what I've read. Neither my orthopedist nor my therapist thought I needed to stay out of the water during rehab. I did not notice significant improvement for several months, but it has been progressive since then. I did the exercises every day (bands, some weights, ball on the wall, body blade, etc.) and continued swimming carefully. I avoided paddles and did not swim butterfly. I increased yardage very slowly (initially 1500/day) and did not swim every day. I used ice and antiinflammatories (including Vioxx, which worked great!). My goal was to keep swimming, and they worked with me so I could do that.
I'm not an orthopedist so my answer is based on my experience and what I've read. Neither my orthopedist nor my therapist thought I needed to stay out of the water during rehab. I did not notice significant improvement for several months, but it has been progressive since then. I did the exercises every day (bands, some weights, ball on the wall, body blade, etc.) and continued swimming carefully. I avoided paddles and did not swim butterfly. I increased yardage very slowly (initially 1500/day) and did not swim every day. I used ice and antiinflammatories (including Vioxx, which worked great!). My goal was to keep swimming, and they worked with me so I could do that.
