tendonitis

Courtney: I had two nasty bouts of tendonitis last year and I mostly swam through them. (When I tried resting, it just came right back anyway.) It's my left shoulder and my infraspinatus muscle that gets me. See the orthopedist, but physical therapy helped me zilch. I'm better after: (1) putting on fins for the majority of practice; (2) losing the paddles; (3) lose the kickboard too -- who needs it for kicking?; (4) ice after practice; and (5) trying ART therapy, active release therapy with a chiropractor who treats swimmers, triathletes and cyclists. It took awhile, but it worked for me. Oh, I also use hand weights religiously to keep the small rotator cuff muscles strong. I like aleve too. Leslie P.S. When I take off the fins for a long freestyle set or fly, I really pay the price. So I put up people thinking I'm a "cheater." At least I'm pain free.

Courtney: I had two nasty bouts of tendonitis last year and I mostly swam through them. (When I tried resting, it just came right back anyway.) It's my left shoulder and my infraspinatus muscle that gets me. See the orthopedist, but physical therapy helped me zilch. I'm better after: (1) putting on fins for the majority of practice; (2) losing the paddles; (3) lose the kickboard too -- who needs it for kicking?; (4) ice after practice; and (5) trying ART therapy, active release therapy with a chiropractor who treats swimmers, triathletes and cyclists. It took awhile, but it worked for me. Oh, I also use hand weights religiously to keep the small rotator cuff muscles strong. I like aleve too. Leslie P.S. When I take off the fins for a long freestyle set or fly, I really pay the price. So I put up people thinking I'm a "cheater." At least I'm pain free.