that I'm probably not going to get too much faster or serious about my swimming return without surgery on my right shoulder. I get an inflamed and impinged tendon (the bicep tendon I believe) in my rotator cuff causing some discomfort, but more that I just lose all strength. I saw a sports doc a few years ago and had an MRI and he wanted to go in but I put it off as I'm 37, not competing or a PRO athlete, and can live with it. It only bugs me when I really start to push and train. Rehab/strengthening doesn't seem to work or help.
Between the shoulder and a back issue (Spondylolysis) I just can't train like I need or want to. I'll still swim, strive to be as good as possible, but it kind of sucks to just realize it. The fixes just are worth going under the knife. I just want to have fun with swimming nowadays anyway, try some open water for the first time, and be healthy. Anyway...sorry, just needed to vent a bit. Nobody likes to be limited!:cane:
I had a scare with my shoulder about a year ago, sharp pain when streamlining off the wall, pain whilst swimming freestyle (even at a moderate pace), and pain at random times throughout the day.
My season got off to a bad start because of it. The MRIs, X-rays, and the rest could not find any "definite tears" in my shoulder. Doc said it could be a bunch of things but recommended anti-inflammatory medication and rest. My trainer also did some tests on me and determined that my left shoulder was weaker than my right one.
Amped up my dry land as much as I dared, backed off swimming and took my medicine.
Did not start training seriously until May, my goal was LCM Nationals in Portland.
Everything worked, no injections and no surgery! The whole episode hurt my training but I still did really well at Portland. I wonder what would have happened if I would have had all of April and half of May to train hard...
Should has been hurting lately so no Long Beach SCM meet and I have backed-off my training. Will spend the next few weeks riding my mountain bike and resting my body.
My advice, listen to your body and to qualified professionals. Your body has a self-preservation instinct, you just need to listen to it when I it trying to tell you something important.
I had a scare with my shoulder about a year ago, sharp pain when streamlining off the wall, pain whilst swimming freestyle (even at a moderate pace), and pain at random times throughout the day.
My season got off to a bad start because of it. The MRIs, X-rays, and the rest could not find any "definite tears" in my shoulder. Doc said it could be a bunch of things but recommended anti-inflammatory medication and rest. My trainer also did some tests on me and determined that my left shoulder was weaker than my right one.
Amped up my dry land as much as I dared, backed off swimming and took my medicine.
Did not start training seriously until May, my goal was LCM Nationals in Portland.
Everything worked, no injections and no surgery! The whole episode hurt my training but I still did really well at Portland. I wonder what would have happened if I would have had all of April and half of May to train hard...
Should has been hurting lately so no Long Beach SCM meet and I have backed-off my training. Will spend the next few weeks riding my mountain bike and resting my body.
My advice, listen to your body and to qualified professionals. Your body has a self-preservation instinct, you just need to listen to it when I it trying to tell you something important.
