Hello, fellow chlorine heads,
I coach a masters team out in Highland Park, IL (Equinox Masters), and one of my swimmers has some issues going on with her hip and back. :cane: Though it was a pre-existing condition prior to her becoming a swimmer, it seems to hurt on and off during and after our practices. Here's what she has to say about it:
"After swimming, I frequently feel intense lower back stiffness which is usually accompanied by a tightness/dull persistent pain in the periformis region/side of my right hip.
During swimming, I sometimes feel a twinge in my lower right back when turning to breathe."
Any input to help my swimmer would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Bill
I started back to swimming 5 years ago due to lower back pain (my back would spasm) that would go down my left leg as well. I had been going to a Chiropractor and he finally got me to the point I no longer needed a cane to walk. He said I needed to excersize so I started swimming. The only time my back actually felt better was in the water. When I tried to pull myself out after practice my back muscles would spasm.
I tried massage which helped some, as did trigger point therapy and ART. I actually have a broken tailbone. Unlimate cause of all my issues.
At the 2 year mark I discovered a supplement, Hyaluronic Acid which was for the joints, that really had the biggest impact for me. Once on that supplement for about a month I was finally to a point I could bend over and touch the block for a start.
Hope this is helpful
I started back to swimming 5 years ago due to lower back pain (my back would spasm) that would go down my left leg as well. I had been going to a Chiropractor and he finally got me to the point I no longer needed a cane to walk. He said I needed to excersize so I started swimming. The only time my back actually felt better was in the water. When I tried to pull myself out after practice my back muscles would spasm.
I tried massage which helped some, as did trigger point therapy and ART. I actually have a broken tailbone. Unlimate cause of all my issues.
At the 2 year mark I discovered a supplement, Hyaluronic Acid which was for the joints, that really had the biggest impact for me. Once on that supplement for about a month I was finally to a point I could bend over and touch the block for a start.
Hope this is helpful
