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
Hi Nancy-
Contact Kerry too. We have a ton of people on our team dealing with shoulder injuries right now. There have been at least four surgeries that I know of in the last year. Ken Burr, John Roemer (although I think his was due to H2O polo), Jim DeLacy, and I can't remember the other one at the moment. I know Leianne is also having troubles...
Hope this helps :)
Karen
Hi Nancy-
Contact Kerry too. We have a ton of people on our team dealing with shoulder injuries right now. There have been at least four surgeries that I know of in the last year. Ken Burr, John Roemer (although I think his was due to H2O polo), Jim DeLacy, and I can't remember the other one at the moment. I know Leianne is also having troubles...
Hope this helps :)
Karen