I recently fractured my fifth metatarsal in my left foot. My orthopod has told me not to swim. I don't think he knows much about the pluses or minuses of swimming.
Does anyone know whether swimming could affect my broken foot? Obviously, I couldn't do flip turns and then push off with my left foot, but I would think that at a minimum I would be able to swim with a swim buoy.
MSCJ:
I swam with a stress fracture in my ankle -- no problem. Just had to do some one footed flip turns and didn't do breaststroke for awhile.
My daughter broker her foot playing soccer. No problem -- she used a pull buoy and didn't do breaststroke or kicking for awhile and was careful. Her shoulders were a little achy from using the pull buoy a lot. But in general she kept going. She had one tough month and was in peak condition 2 months later. Now she's a kid, and they heal faster.
But stopping and resting completely? I agree with Jeff: usually not a good idea. Better to exercise the effected site.
Leslie
and i agree with leslie agreeing with jeff. right now my shoulder is all out of whack. i know it would probably fully heal much more quickly if i took time off completely, but i also know that it would probably tighten up and feel even worse once i did finally get back in the water. so i'm just trying to take it easy when it starts to really hurt. i did the same thing as a kid when i ended up with shoulder tendinitis (in both shoulders simultaneously) as a high school junior, and here i am 8 years later, still able to swim 5000 yds/workout, typically pain free. i just *now* know when to listen to my body. :)
MSCJ:
I swam with a stress fracture in my ankle -- no problem. Just had to do some one footed flip turns and didn't do breaststroke for awhile.
My daughter broker her foot playing soccer. No problem -- she used a pull buoy and didn't do breaststroke or kicking for awhile and was careful. Her shoulders were a little achy from using the pull buoy a lot. But in general she kept going. She had one tough month and was in peak condition 2 months later. Now she's a kid, and they heal faster.
But stopping and resting completely? I agree with Jeff: usually not a good idea. Better to exercise the effected site.
Leslie
and i agree with leslie agreeing with jeff. right now my shoulder is all out of whack. i know it would probably fully heal much more quickly if i took time off completely, but i also know that it would probably tighten up and feel even worse once i did finally get back in the water. so i'm just trying to take it easy when it starts to really hurt. i did the same thing as a kid when i ended up with shoulder tendinitis (in both shoulders simultaneously) as a high school junior, and here i am 8 years later, still able to swim 5000 yds/workout, typically pain free. i just *now* know when to listen to my body. :)
