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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Where is the pain located? Is it in the front? You may have developed acute tendinitis--inflammation of one or more of the rotator cuff tendons. Personally I prefer Aleve. I would also recommend using ice, particularly at bed time. Finally, I would suggest PT. I have posted previously that I believe all Masters swimmers should do rotator cuff exercises--we are predisposed to problems because of the nature of swimming (an overhead type activity) and muscle imbalances which develop or worsen with age. It's very possible that you would have encountered this eventually even without the canoe trip. I would not be swimming today had I not been referred to my physical therapist three years ago.
Where is the pain located? Is it in the front? You may have developed acute tendinitis--inflammation of one or more of the rotator cuff tendons. Personally I prefer Aleve. I would also recommend using ice, particularly at bed time. Finally, I would suggest PT. I have posted previously that I believe all Masters swimmers should do rotator cuff exercises--we are predisposed to problems because of the nature of swimming (an overhead type activity) and muscle imbalances which develop or worsen with age. It's very possible that you would have encountered this eventually even without the canoe trip. I would not be swimming today had I not been referred to my physical therapist three years ago.
