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
Parents
Former Member
1. Frayed tendons, both shoulders.
2. Injured during a 28 mile marathon swim July 9 1964. Could not lift my arms for 1 week. When I drove a car I had to lift my hands and arms up with my knees. Swam in 7 more races but swam a style so they did not hurt.
3. Diagnosed Aug 16th by an Orthepidic Surgeon
4. Injected with Cortizone by surgeon. He suggested that I quit swimming. I told him I had to race a 32 mile race next week. He told me not to pull during the catch phase. I took it easy came in third.
5. I went to Egypt and treated by a Dr. there. He told me the tendons were nearly torn in Half and made suggestions of a swim stroke change. Injected both shoulders with novicane just before a twentyfive race in Alexandria.
7. Never changed the training schedule changed my swimming technique so I did not have pain.
8. After the novicane injection and complete change in swimming stroke I swam faster and better.
9. Never a problem with my shoulders after.
1. Frayed tendons, both shoulders.
2. Injured during a 28 mile marathon swim July 9 1964. Could not lift my arms for 1 week. When I drove a car I had to lift my hands and arms up with my knees. Swam in 7 more races but swam a style so they did not hurt.
3. Diagnosed Aug 16th by an Orthepidic Surgeon
4. Injected with Cortizone by surgeon. He suggested that I quit swimming. I told him I had to race a 32 mile race next week. He told me not to pull during the catch phase. I took it easy came in third.
5. I went to Egypt and treated by a Dr. there. He told me the tendons were nearly torn in Half and made suggestions of a swim stroke change. Injected both shoulders with novicane just before a twentyfive race in Alexandria.
7. Never changed the training schedule changed my swimming technique so I did not have pain.
8. After the novicane injection and complete change in swimming stroke I swam faster and better.
9. Never a problem with my shoulders after.
