I am suffering from tendinitis of my right shoulder and am having to take it easy, but I am fearful because my first meet in 15+ years is in a week and I really want to be 100% well to swim. Any suggestions on how to take care of my sholder while not completely compromising training??? And I do know I need to take a break from the pool to allow it to heal, but ugggggh! Any suggestions would be great!!
Diana
I suggest rest and ice until you feel no pain and then doing some easy shoulder stability exercises with resistance bands at least twice a week to stabilize the muscles that support the shoulder girdle. When you do start swimming again, increase yardage very gradually and do different strokes to change up the muscles that are working. I would avoid fly until you are sure your shoulder can handle it.
You might have someone look at your stroke to see if your stroke needs tweaking. Crossing over midline upon entry can be especially harmful.
I suggest rest and ice until you feel no pain and then doing some easy shoulder stability exercises with resistance bands at least twice a week to stabilize the muscles that support the shoulder girdle. When you do start swimming again, increase yardage very gradually and do different strokes to change up the muscles that are working. I would avoid fly until you are sure your shoulder can handle it.
You might have someone look at your stroke to see if your stroke needs tweaking. Crossing over midline upon entry can be especially harmful.
