Hi I have had fairly bad case of biceps tendonitis for quite some time now and have not been able to swim. I have been doing kick sets every day for several weeks now, but realized that I wasn't _really_ doing the flutter kick in order to get more propulsion (otherwise I really don't move very much at all).
In any case, after reading these forums I decided to buy some Zoomers fins and started doing all my kicking with them for the past week. Initially I was quite happy with them (except blisters but I think I have solved that problem now). However, I have a concomitant knee problem (I went to an orthopod some time ago for it and he said by the physical exam it might be a medial meniscus issue - pain on the inside of my right knee - but since it was still relatively mild he was hesitant to do an MRI as surgery would not be something that would be considered at this point, which sounds reasonable to me) and I have noticed this week it has gotten worse (I did also stupidly sprint for my bus on Monday which I immediately felt caused some knee upset, and that certainly contributed a lot to it, but I'm still wondering about the Zoomers).
I know initially I did not feel the Zoomers aggravate my knee pain but now I'm not sure (although today I seem to have had more knee pain in general throughout the day so I'm not really sure if working out with them really added anything to it or if its just that my knee pain was still there when I was using them). In any case, I was wondering people's opinions about whether my increasing knee pain this week might be related to the Zoomers or perhaps simply to using them too much too soon? Anyone with knee problems noticed that Zoomers aggravate them? Are any other short fins better for knees or am I just stuck ineffectively kicking with no fins since I can't swim cuz of the shoulder probs?
Oh yeah I'm only doing flutter kick and I'm fairly sure I'm doing it correctly with the Zoomers (my legs are certainly straight and I am not kicking from the knees although I wonder if maybe I am locking them more than I should be perhaps).
Thanks
Misha
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Wow thanks guys for all the fast replies. Guess I'll have to lay off the Zoomers for a while and then if I decide to try them again just use them for a small amount of the kicking.
About stroke technique I've contacted a coach who'll do video analysis but it's $150 so I guess I am still debating b/c I am little hesitant with that cost. I guess ultimately if it fixed the problem it would be worth it, but I just don't know how happy I'll be if I spend $150 and end up with nothing that seems to be helping (I'm a student and my program is fully paid for with a fairly nice stipend but still an extra $150 is quite a bit as far as my budget goes; I mean I could do it, but it would really have to be worth it I guess).
Thanks
Misha
Wow thanks guys for all the fast replies. Guess I'll have to lay off the Zoomers for a while and then if I decide to try them again just use them for a small amount of the kicking.
About stroke technique I've contacted a coach who'll do video analysis but it's $150 so I guess I am still debating b/c I am little hesitant with that cost. I guess ultimately if it fixed the problem it would be worth it, but I just don't know how happy I'll be if I spend $150 and end up with nothing that seems to be helping (I'm a student and my program is fully paid for with a fairly nice stipend but still an extra $150 is quite a bit as far as my budget goes; I mean I could do it, but it would really have to be worth it I guess).
Thanks
Misha
