I took a full week off from swimming due to a vacation and my shoulders got progressively worse. I had more trouble sleeping on them as the days went by and they started to tighten and be painful to move through their range of motion. I would say it was a joint atrophy effect?
Back in the pool today I wouldn't say they were painful but very uncomfortable.
My conclusion is that stopping swimming is not the thing to do.
Anyon else with this experience?
I think more shoulder problems have to do with our sleeping position than we think. If you tend to sleep on your side I think you need a firmer, thicker pillow to relieve the pressure on your shoulder. Being out of your own bed (different bed and pillow) may just exacerbate the problem.
Skip
I'm with you here Skip.
I tend to sleep on my side. I started having some shoulder issues when I started swimming this year after 8 years off, and thought it was just due to swimming. After a while, though, I noticed that sleeping on my right side night after night caused the most soreness, so I started sleeping on my back more often. A few days after I changed up my sleeping position, my shoulder issues disappeared.
I think more shoulder problems have to do with our sleeping position than we think. If you tend to sleep on your side I think you need a firmer, thicker pillow to relieve the pressure on your shoulder. Being out of your own bed (different bed and pillow) may just exacerbate the problem.
Skip
I'm with you here Skip.
I tend to sleep on my side. I started having some shoulder issues when I started swimming this year after 8 years off, and thought it was just due to swimming. After a while, though, I noticed that sleeping on my right side night after night caused the most soreness, so I started sleeping on my back more often. A few days after I changed up my sleeping position, my shoulder issues disappeared.
