I have read some past threads about this issue but have a question for anyone that can answer. Last summer I developed a swimmer's shoulder but for different reasons than the one I have now. My technique was pretty poor and my arms and shoulders were doing the majority of the work at that time, not to mention my arm recovery was problematic. That pain eventually resolved as I improved my technique a bit. However over the past month I have really worked hard on the EVF and I'm pretty sure I'm getting the hang of it better because suddenly I've been feeling a soreness in my lats that I never used to feel (and my wife has complemented me on a firmer back, ;)). Anyhow, joking aside, I'm feeling that pain again. I'm also feeling a lot of clicking in my left shoulder. I'm still able to swim, but it's when I'm out of the pool that I really feel it.
This seems to have coincided with my conscious attempts to internally rotate the shoulder on the catch very early. And it's when I practice this maneuver on dryland that I feel the pain. My questions are;
1. Are there others here who have experienced this type of pain as they work on the EVF in particular? Does it pass as you get use to the move?
2. In another post people were discussing catching higher or lower in the water. Has anyone found that catching lower helps avoid this injury? Do you lose speed catching lower (it seems that catching lower is catching closer to your body so less distance to pull). I've certainly seen swimmers like Roland Schoeman who have lower catches.
Thank you Rad. Although the pain is not as bad as it was last summer (I can sleep well now, last summer it affected my sleep), I don't want it to get to that point. I need to be patient. I'll see a sports medicine doc.
Thank you Rad. Although the pain is not as bad as it was last summer (I can sleep well now, last summer it affected my sleep), I don't want it to get to that point. I need to be patient. I'll see a sports medicine doc.
