Hi all,
I've been swimming regularly since June and have developed an annoying clicking sound in both shoulders. I've started doing some rotator cuff exercises witha theraband daily to try to alleviate this. Anyone else have experience with this?
Tim:
You need only search under "shoulders" or "shoulder injuries" and you will see that shoulder injuries are not only commonplace, but virtually ubiquitous. "Clicking" is commonplace too. My shoulders have been clicking since college, but I was never in pain until I started swimming again awhile ago. Now, however, I do not associate clicking with pain. Swelling or soreness in particular rotator cuff muscles or a dull pain at rest is much more worrisome. I would just say that you should do dryland/weight exercises for your rotator cuff muscles. Following Terry's advice on proper technique will be extremely useful as well.
Tim:
You need only search under "shoulders" or "shoulder injuries" and you will see that shoulder injuries are not only commonplace, but virtually ubiquitous. "Clicking" is commonplace too. My shoulders have been clicking since college, but I was never in pain until I started swimming again awhile ago. Now, however, I do not associate clicking with pain. Swelling or soreness in particular rotator cuff muscles or a dull pain at rest is much more worrisome. I would just say that you should do dryland/weight exercises for your rotator cuff muscles. Following Terry's advice on proper technique will be extremely useful as well.
