Have had some on and off again typical problems that most of us experience. Found that by moving my pull a little further outside centerline, they've seemingly diminished.
Here's a good one - the week before Coral Springs SCY Nat's, 2006, I woke up and had some really bad pain in my right shoulder area on the backside. I thought I'd slept on it wierd. Continued the taper anyway. I got a massage after the 1000 at the meet 'cause it hurt like all get out and the lady said "something's wrong with your shoulder". A day or so later, Lo Knapp happened by, took a look and said as soon as I get back I should have an Othopedist look at it. Turns out I developed "long thoracic nerve palsy" aka "scapular winging" in the right shoulder.
The shoulder is real weak in the overhead position but fortunately not as affected during breaststroke. My intervals took a real hit for about a year and my speed finally took a turn for the better around the end of summer 2007.
Whatever, I've learned to deal with it. It's coming up on 21 months now and the prognosis is that it (the nerve) may or may not ever kick in again. For a while there, I was somewhat depressed.
Have had some on and off again typical problems that most of us experience. Found that by moving my pull a little further outside centerline, they've seemingly diminished.
Here's a good one - the week before Coral Springs SCY Nat's, 2006, I woke up and had some really bad pain in my right shoulder area on the backside. I thought I'd slept on it wierd. Continued the taper anyway. I got a massage after the 1000 at the meet 'cause it hurt like all get out and the lady said "something's wrong with your shoulder". A day or so later, Lo Knapp happened by, took a look and said as soon as I get back I should have an Othopedist look at it. Turns out I developed "long thoracic nerve palsy" aka "scapular winging" in the right shoulder.
The shoulder is real weak in the overhead position but fortunately not as affected during breaststroke. My intervals took a real hit for about a year and my speed finally took a turn for the better around the end of summer 2007.
Whatever, I've learned to deal with it. It's coming up on 21 months now and the prognosis is that it (the nerve) may or may not ever kick in again. For a while there, I was somewhat depressed.
