Are shoulder injuries caused solely by improper stroke mechanics? Can we avoid all pain using perfect technique? Can we throw away the ice pack forever? Or can shoulder pain be caused by other factors as well? Vote if you have an opinion.
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...to ice regularly you should "STOP" doing the activity altogether. ... Is this really true? What's true is that if something hurts you to the point that you need ice on a regular basis, then you need to "STOP" repeating the suspisious movement.
Doesn't matter if it's a technical flaw or just a simple characteristic of your stroke, that needs to "STOP" really fast.
Orelse, you're just training a chronical injury. And like anything else, the more you train them, the better they become at making your life hard.
Funny because after all those years, I feel "disconnected" enough to issue a confession. I have never ever prescribed ice to injured athetes. Not that I was against it, I just didn't use it myself and have never developed the reflex of prescribing it.
...to ice regularly you should "STOP" doing the activity altogether. ... Is this really true? What's true is that if something hurts you to the point that you need ice on a regular basis, then you need to "STOP" repeating the suspisious movement.
Doesn't matter if it's a technical flaw or just a simple characteristic of your stroke, that needs to "STOP" really fast.
Orelse, you're just training a chronical injury. And like anything else, the more you train them, the better they become at making your life hard.
Funny because after all those years, I feel "disconnected" enough to issue a confession. I have never ever prescribed ice to injured athetes. Not that I was against it, I just didn't use it myself and have never developed the reflex of prescribing it.
