My family doctor diagnosed my shoulder pain as an impingement. He shot an x-ray, and explained a gap between two bones was responsible for the pain. He'd give a referal to a surgeon if the pain grows worse. Has anyone else had this type of experience, or have any recommendations? I'm 40 years old now, and swam competitively for five years during school years. I've done a few open water events, and a couple triathlons. I'd settle for any lap swimming. I'm going to try using the "Combat Swimmer's Stroke" hoping it lessens the strain on my shoulder. (Unfortunately, my knees don't handle breaststroke's whip kick well.) Please share any advice on overcoming a shoulder impingement. As it stands right now, my future in the pool may be limited to just kicking with fins. I'm hoping to hear some great advice, what can you share?
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:rofl:Very funny of you Dom about no excuses on an 18 miler; I am sure I will be able to come up with a thousand of them but keep plugging away. I do have to be very careful with my training right now to make sure the shoulders do not flare-up, thus why I swim 4 days a week to rest them. And, so far, no icing at all and yesterday was a 3 miler. Building my engine and stamina is the hard part especially since I am not 29 anymore!!
donna
