I'm love the IM and Butterfly but about 2 years ago I dislocated my right shoulder and ever since then it won't stabilze, it keeps slipping slightly out of place when I swim (which kinda really hurts ;) ) and I was wondering if any of you could recommend some drills and that I could do to rebuild the muscles around it to stop that.
Thanx
Oh yeah and I've already done PT but no one has really been able to help.
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My orthopedist recommended a minimum of six months of PT before considering arthroscopy. I didn't see much improvement at first--it took about six months to really start to notice a difference. It's been a year and I'm continuing to improve--and still doing the exercises. Many cases of swimmer's shoulder are due to a muscle imbalance; the exercises are designed to strengthen the rotator cuff and stabilize the scapula. A physical therapist who has experience in sports medicine can design and demonstrate a program that you can do at home.
My orthopedist recommended a minimum of six months of PT before considering arthroscopy. I didn't see much improvement at first--it took about six months to really start to notice a difference. It's been a year and I'm continuing to improve--and still doing the exercises. Many cases of swimmer's shoulder are due to a muscle imbalance; the exercises are designed to strengthen the rotator cuff and stabilize the scapula. A physical therapist who has experience in sports medicine can design and demonstrate a program that you can do at home.
