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?
Update on my shoulder injury:
I stopped using paddles during breaststroke. I stopped pulling breaststroke more than a few hundred yards a practice. I took some ibuprofen (800mg, 2-3 times a day). I iced my shoulder (ice massage for about 10 minutes after practice).
My shoulder felt better, but there was still that twinge I noticed. Then, last week, due to an unrelated condition, I had to stake some steroids (prednisone) and my should pain is totally gone. That stuff really gets rid of inflammation. It is good to know that my pain was not from a lasting musculoskeletal problem, but just inflammation that was hard to get rid of.
Thanks to everyone for the advice. I think all the information will help me from having the injury happen again.
Update on my shoulder injury:
I stopped using paddles during breaststroke. I stopped pulling breaststroke more than a few hundred yards a practice. I took some ibuprofen (800mg, 2-3 times a day). I iced my shoulder (ice massage for about 10 minutes after practice).
My shoulder felt better, but there was still that twinge I noticed. Then, last week, due to an unrelated condition, I had to stake some steroids (prednisone) and my should pain is totally gone. That stuff really gets rid of inflammation. It is good to know that my pain was not from a lasting musculoskeletal problem, but just inflammation that was hard to get rid of.
Thanks to everyone for the advice. I think all the information will help me from having the injury happen again.
