How many of you all have experience with this?
My left arm has been bothering me since January, and the orthopaedist finally narrowed it down to radial tunnel (as opposed to tennis elbow, etc.). I got a cortisone shot last Monday, and actually started swimming a bit this week (rather than just kick sets).
I'm still doing the stretches and exercises the therapist gave me back when we thought it was tennis elbow (can't type lateral epicondylitis very well:rolleyes: )
Any other ideas about how to help this along?
What about stroke mechanics? Are there particular things I should watch out for? I'm just doing *** and free right now, though I want to get back to butterfly eventually. I just don't want to mess things up worse than they are already.
Anybody have any advice?
Thanks
Tom
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Tom,
I don't know this syndrome, at least by its name, but I would think your doctor would best know what you should or should not be doing as far as swimming goes. Or, if you have a coach, he/she may have some valuable input. However, having said that, if an injury of any kind requires cortizone injections, they can be magical to a point. I am sorry I am of no help on this one, I haven't heard this medical term before. Did your doctor say it was a swimming injury? Is it an overuse injury? Something else?
donna
Tom,
I don't know this syndrome, at least by its name, but I would think your doctor would best know what you should or should not be doing as far as swimming goes. Or, if you have a coach, he/she may have some valuable input. However, having said that, if an injury of any kind requires cortizone injections, they can be magical to a point. I am sorry I am of no help on this one, I haven't heard this medical term before. Did your doctor say it was a swimming injury? Is it an overuse injury? Something else?
donna
