OK. I never thought this would happen to me....blah blah. I went canoeing for a week and now I have serious shoulder pain. I don;t even want to think about the words "Rotator cuff". What masters swimmer would?
But I need your help folks. I had to take six ibuprophen just to get to sleep last night. (Of course I swam 1400 easy yards on the shoulder just to see if it would hold up--STUPID!).
I plan on resting the shoulder for one week, and then commence a return to swimming. What the heck else am I supposed to do?
Does this injury sound familiar to anyone? Will it heal with rest?
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I plan on resting the shoulder for one week, and then commence a return to swimming. What the heck else am I supposed to do?
Take two or three weeks off. No need to rush it. The pool isn't going anywhere. But, you have to go everywhere with your shoulder. Rest it. Do somethingelse. A shoulder is pretty important to your quality of life. The pool will be there when you return. A week of canoeing. How fun!
"Get your beeflegs over the top!" - Coach
I plan on resting the shoulder for one week, and then commence a return to swimming. What the heck else am I supposed to do?
Take two or three weeks off. No need to rush it. The pool isn't going anywhere. But, you have to go everywhere with your shoulder. Rest it. Do somethingelse. A shoulder is pretty important to your quality of life. The pool will be there when you return. A week of canoeing. How fun!
"Get your beeflegs over the top!" - Coach
