Looking for some advice on a shoulder problem. I just recently increased my yardage from 6000-8000 per week to 11,000 per week. I was doing some breaststroke pull with paddles and the next day right shoulder was hurting a bit. It hurts quite a bit when I move through internal rotation so I think it is a rotator cuff/anterior deltoid. Any advice on rehabing? Do I stop training, or just back off?
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I wrecked my left rotator last February and it's taken me till now to get back into the pool. I do a lot of shoulder exercises and stay away from bench press and push-ups (I’ve replaced them with flys because they don't hurt and still give my chest a workout). An imbalance of shoulder muscles is at the root cause of most shoulder problems. Paddles increase the area of the hand and help destabilize the head of the humerus. Stay away from hand-paddles is a great idea for anyone with shoulder problem. I don’t let my swimmers swim with shoulder pain. When they start complaining I immediately stop any recovery that causes discomfort. I’ve found that the way they exit their hand and start their pull (straight-arm) are two places where pain occurs. After we change the way they exit their hand and slow down and reposition how they catch or start their pull, shoulder pain goes away. We recommend following a religious shoulder and shoulder-cuff strength gaining regime and shoulder problems should not resurface. Underwater recovery is stressed for butterflyers. Good luck.
I wrecked my left rotator last February and it's taken me till now to get back into the pool. I do a lot of shoulder exercises and stay away from bench press and push-ups (I’ve replaced them with flys because they don't hurt and still give my chest a workout). An imbalance of shoulder muscles is at the root cause of most shoulder problems. Paddles increase the area of the hand and help destabilize the head of the humerus. Stay away from hand-paddles is a great idea for anyone with shoulder problem. I don’t let my swimmers swim with shoulder pain. When they start complaining I immediately stop any recovery that causes discomfort. I’ve found that the way they exit their hand and start their pull (straight-arm) are two places where pain occurs. After we change the way they exit their hand and slow down and reposition how they catch or start their pull, shoulder pain goes away. We recommend following a religious shoulder and shoulder-cuff strength gaining regime and shoulder problems should not resurface. Underwater recovery is stressed for butterflyers. Good luck.
