I'm too lazy to look up the archive on this one. Sorry. I was wondering. How many of you people have had shoulder surgery? I mean. Most of us have swum (or is it swam) many miles. What do you contribute your pain too? I have not swum long distances for quite some time. Just wondering what I should watch out for as I begin to balance my stones.
Yes. I had shoulder surgery about 5-6 years ago. Not a fun rehab....very painful. Avoid it at all costs. Do rotator cuff and shoulder blade stabilizer exercises!!! They will help. Do a search for these exercises. Try to swim a balance of all 4 strokes. If you just swim freestyle, you are asking for trouble IMO. It leads to an imbalance of the muscles on the front/back of your shoulders. Try backstroke/breaststroke. Watch out for fly. It does stress the shoulders more than the other strokes IMO. :bolt:
Yes. I had shoulder surgery about 5-6 years ago. Not a fun rehab....very painful. Avoid it at all costs. Do rotator cuff and shoulder blade stabilizer exercises!!! They will help. Do a search for these exercises. Try to swim a balance of all 4 strokes. If you just swim freestyle, you are asking for trouble IMO. It leads to an imbalance of the muscles on the front/back of your shoulders. Try backstroke/breaststroke. Watch out for fly. It does stress the shoulders more than the other strokes IMO. :bolt:
