Jim -
At one point in college, I was doing so much backstroke that my shoulders would roll out of socket and "pop" back in. I went to specialists and they told me surgery had a 50-50 chance of making it better or worse.
So... I rested for a week, then swam other strokes for a few, and then slowly went back to backstroke, but with a much more balanced workout (back to free). I finished the season (my senior year) with some of my best times, laid off for a year and then started in Masters, but always keeping a balance.
No surgery, no "PT", just common sense and balance.
Jim -
At one point in college, I was doing so much backstroke that my shoulders would roll out of socket and "pop" back in. I went to specialists and they told me surgery had a 50-50 chance of making it better or worse.
So... I rested for a week, then swam other strokes for a few, and then slowly went back to backstroke, but with a much more balanced workout (back to free). I finished the season (my senior year) with some of my best times, laid off for a year and then started in Masters, but always keeping a balance.
No surgery, no "PT", just common sense and balance.
