I returned to swimming with a coach, going to meets with the masters team, second semester of 2004. The last time I had swum had been in 1968, at high school. Anyway, I am experiencing some right shoulder discomfort, in between workouts. I am also getting some paresthesia in both arms when swimming without breaks anything above 500 meters at a faster pace. To further confuse me, I did suffer a fall on to my right shoulder from a dirt bike on Feb. 8th. My group swims with a coach 4 times a week, usually doing no more than 2,000 meters. I swim on my own the other days, doing easy 1,000s or more with or without fins. What I am looking for is advice on stretches and tips in general. I also must say that most of my training is freestyle, although I do some butterfly laps and backstroke laps. Thanks for any help, billy fanstone (in Brazil)
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Originally posted by 330man
This is where you went wrong. If it were really that simple we would not need doctors to diagnose our shoulder problems.
I have always said don't do home remedys, stretching and yes there are clubs that have their swimmers doing these pretzel stretches, duck walking before they swim, these are the guys who have rotator cuff problems. If you have read any of my other posts I have said to see a doctor. However all doctors don't have the right answer. I would always get a second and maybe a third opinion.
That is the reason I went to a doctor in Egypt who had experiance with 100's of marathon swimmers.
Just as an after thought it was a Doctor who wanted me to take steroids.
George
Originally posted by 330man
This is where you went wrong. If it were really that simple we would not need doctors to diagnose our shoulder problems.
I have always said don't do home remedys, stretching and yes there are clubs that have their swimmers doing these pretzel stretches, duck walking before they swim, these are the guys who have rotator cuff problems. If you have read any of my other posts I have said to see a doctor. However all doctors don't have the right answer. I would always get a second and maybe a third opinion.
That is the reason I went to a doctor in Egypt who had experiance with 100's of marathon swimmers.
Just as an after thought it was a Doctor who wanted me to take steroids.
George
