I have recently resumed heavy training mileage in anticipation of some long distance swims this summer. I have moderate shoulder pain but the real problem I am having is pain associated with my elbow. I breathe to my left and the pain is with the right elbow.
Does anyone have experience with that same type of pain. Any recommendations on dryland exercises?
Possible medial epicondylitis from repetitive flexion and pronation during freestyle pull. Other than bands that displace the effective insertion site of tendon, motrin, rest, I don't know of anything else. Stewart Carrol in Texas had surgery but don't know how it affected him or if he would recommend.
I get this whenever I up my mileage too drastically. Only thing that works for me is motrin & acetominophin and I wear one of those snuggly black neoprene sleeves. I've also got arthritis in this elbow, so I've got that working against me too. ;)
I worked with a PT to correctly diagnose where my weakness was and it was in my shoulder--all the muscles that keep the scapula stable. The pain showed up in the front of my shoulder and my inner elbow. I am working to strengthen those muscles. It seems to be helping. I would recommend getting evaluated by a PT who sees athletes.
I have had those problems in the past. I ended up getting physical and occupational therapy to work on reducing, and then eliminating the pain. Also ibuprofen works for me. Since I do not know what is the cause of your pain, I don't know what you what exercises will work for you. You should seek a medical professional to make that determination as they may need to take images of the affected joints in order to make a diagnosis. You would be best to seek out a sports injury doctor for the best outcome. What a sports injury doctor and a general practitioner will order for treatment will be very different.
