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
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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.
1. a. SLAP Lesion (1996), b. surgical knife blade stuck in shoulder (1996), c. torn rotator cuff (1999), d. rorn rotator cuff (2006
2. pain in shoulder when swimming or lifting arm.
3. Initial diagnosis by Orhto Surgeon (for all 4 injuries)
4. Initial treatment - surgery for all 4 injuries - treated by Ortho Surgeon (for all 4 injuries)
5. Physical Therapy after surgery and continuing self therapy in the gym 3 x per week forevermore.
6. Out of water a. 4 months after SLAP lesion surgery, b. 4 months after having knife blade removed from my joint, c. 8 months after rotator cuff repair number one, and d. 7 months after rotator cuff repair number two.
7. To reach the same level of TRAINING (not performance), it is about a year.
8. Never really reached the same level of performance. Despite my best efforts, I lose a few seconds a hundred after each surgery.
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.
1. a. SLAP Lesion (1996), b. surgical knife blade stuck in shoulder (1996), c. torn rotator cuff (1999), d. rorn rotator cuff (2006
2. pain in shoulder when swimming or lifting arm.
3. Initial diagnosis by Orhto Surgeon (for all 4 injuries)
4. Initial treatment - surgery for all 4 injuries - treated by Ortho Surgeon (for all 4 injuries)
5. Physical Therapy after surgery and continuing self therapy in the gym 3 x per week forevermore.
6. Out of water a. 4 months after SLAP lesion surgery, b. 4 months after having knife blade removed from my joint, c. 8 months after rotator cuff repair number one, and d. 7 months after rotator cuff repair number two.
7. To reach the same level of TRAINING (not performance), it is about a year.
8. Never really reached the same level of performance. Despite my best efforts, I lose a few seconds a hundred after each surgery.
