About 3 months ago, I was diagnosed with a herniated C6-7 disc, not sure if it was aggravated by swimming fly/*** strokes. Available data suggests that PT is typically as effective as surgery over the long-run (a year or so), but I'm wondering: Does anyone know of someone who has had this or a similar injury and how they have been swimming since? I continue to have some mild weakness and fatigue in the triceps as a result of it, which definitely impacts my strokes. I'm hoping to hear that people have gone on to swim well after this type of injury and rehab.
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Hi there! Welcome to the spinal injury club! :) I myself have a bulging disc at L5...not herniated and not the same as your injury....but I can tell you that I recently reentered the water with my varsity swim team. My doctor told me to not do fly, and perhaps breaststroke if it gives me trouble (but only if). Also flip turns and starts if they give me trouble.
I've also been told that should I get any back pain or nerve tingling going on I need to stop swimming to allow my injury to keep healing.
I do do lots of PT stuff every day in my athletic trainers area.
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Hi there! Welcome to the spinal injury club! :) I myself have a bulging disc at L5...not herniated and not the same as your injury....but I can tell you that I recently reentered the water with my varsity swim team. My doctor told me to not do fly, and perhaps breaststroke if it gives me trouble (but only if). Also flip turns and starts if they give me trouble.
I've also been told that should I get any back pain or nerve tingling going on I need to stop swimming to allow my injury to keep healing.
I do do lots of PT stuff every day in my athletic trainers area.
