Last january I was forced to takes 2 weeks off from the pool due to some upper back/neck pain. A few changes like chest stretching and ergonomics at work seemed to resolve the problem. Now, I have a muscle tighness to a point that it actually pulls my shoulders toward my ears with a pain that radiates to my elbows. I can not swim at all right now. It's hard to determine what caused it, maybe my new medicine ball workout...who knows.
Anyway, Has anyone gone through this? What did you do to get rid of it? I'm headed to get a shot of butorphanol so i can at least concentrate on something rather than pain. The shot sucks because it kills todays run workouts. I've read a lot of the previus posts and didn't see much help. :cane:
I had this problem a few months back when I started a new, and sort of intense, weight program that works your shoulders hard. I kept my yardage the same. I ended up with intense upper back pain at the shoulder blades and the tips of my elbows were severely tendonitis'd (a word?). I kept the weight program up (and am still on it) but took loads of ibuprofen and lightly stretched for a few months until it started to fade.
This all happened when I upp'ed the weights. So if you are looking for a cause, maybe you're right about the medicine ball. Any other stuff you've added recently? 3 months later, my elbow pain is still there but better, and my upper back has improved greatly. I attribute this to getting used to the weights and unfortunately, the ibuprofen. Hope this helps.
I had this problem a few months back when I started a new, and sort of intense, weight program that works your shoulders hard. I kept my yardage the same. I ended up with intense upper back pain at the shoulder blades and the tips of my elbows were severely tendonitis'd (a word?). I kept the weight program up (and am still on it) but took loads of ibuprofen and lightly stretched for a few months until it started to fade.
This all happened when I upp'ed the weights. So if you are looking for a cause, maybe you're right about the medicine ball. Any other stuff you've added recently? 3 months later, my elbow pain is still there but better, and my upper back has improved greatly. I attribute this to getting used to the weights and unfortunately, the ibuprofen. Hope this helps.
