Help Needed for Shoulder Article

I'm putting together an article on shoulder problems for USMS Swimmer with a different slant. With your help, I hope to identify different types of typical shoulder problems swimmers encounter, symptoms, treatment, and your experience with the outcomes for these problems - a resource for swimmers who experience shoulder problems and how other swimmers have dealt with them and managed them. If you'd like to be a part of this article, please respond to me with answers to the following questions. 1. Diagnosed name of injury and date it occurred (or how long ago it happened). 2. Initial symptoms. 3. Initial diagnosis - by self, PT, MD, other? 4. Initial treatment - as prescribed by self, PT, MD, other? 5. Additional treatment (including surgery). 6. Length of time out of the water. Please include type of training when resumed. 7. Length of time until back to previous level of training. 8. After treatment do you feel you're at the same level of training and performance as before your injury? A higher level? Have not reached previous level of training and performance. 9. Any other useful comments. Thank you for your feedback. I appreciate your taking the time to help! Nancy Nancy - I am a work in progress, having injured my shoulder in mid December. So my answers will be partial until I visit the orthopedist on 02-25-08: 1. Mid December 2007. Either (a) bursitis, or (b) impingement of acromion, or (c) labral tear, or... 2. Intense pain, on top of shoulder, decreased range of motion especially across body (deltoid stretch) and overhead extension. 3. Self and GP. Orthopedist in 10 days(!). 4. Ice, heat, rest, RC exercises. 5. Added massage and chiropractic myself, with limited benefit. 6. 2 weeks nothing. Kicking and limited swimming since. 7. Not there yet (typical is 3-4,000 meters/day). 8. TBD 9. Getting older is a bummer! In all my years of age-group and college swimming, never any shoulder problems. Then, within 6 months of starting masters, BOOM!

I'm putting together an article on shoulder problems for USMS Swimmer with a different slant. With your help, I hope to identify different types of typical shoulder problems swimmers encounter, symptoms, treatment, and your experience with the outcomes for these problems - a resource for swimmers who experience shoulder problems and how other swimmers have dealt with them and managed them. If you'd like to be a part of this article, please respond to me with answers to the following questions. 1. Diagnosed name of injury and date it occurred (or how long ago it happened). 2. Initial symptoms. 3. Initial diagnosis - by self, PT, MD, other? 4. Initial treatment - as prescribed by self, PT, MD, other? 5. Additional treatment (including surgery). 6. Length of time out of the water. Please include type of training when resumed. 7. Length of time until back to previous level of training. 8. After treatment do you feel you're at the same level of training and performance as before your injury? A higher level? Have not reached previous level of training and performance. 9. Any other useful comments. Thank you for your feedback. I appreciate your taking the time to help! Nancy Nancy - I am a work in progress, having injured my shoulder in mid December. So my answers will be partial until I visit the orthopedist on 02-25-08: 1. Mid December 2007. Either (a) bursitis, or (b) impingement of acromion, or (c) labral tear, or... 2. Intense pain, on top of shoulder, decreased range of motion especially across body (deltoid stretch) and overhead extension. 3. Self and GP. Orthopedist in 10 days(!). 4. Ice, heat, rest, RC exercises. 5. Added massage and chiropractic myself, with limited benefit. 6. 2 weeks nothing. Kicking and limited swimming since. 7. Not there yet (typical is 3-4,000 meters/day). 8. TBD 9. Getting older is a bummer! In all my years of age-group and college swimming, never any shoulder problems. Then, within 6 months of starting masters, BOOM!