{"id":221462,"date":"2016-10-01T09:00:19","date_gmt":"2016-10-01T16:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=221462"},"modified":"2016-09-30T15:26:12","modified_gmt":"2016-09-30T22:26:12","slug":"why-you-shouldnt-shrug-off-swimmers-shoulder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/why-you-shouldnt-shrug-off-swimmers-shoulder\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Shouldn’t Shrug Off Swimmer’s Shoulder"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Dr. G. John Mullen, Swimming World Contributor<\/em><\/div>\n
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Swimmer’s Shoulder is all too common on the pool deck. Many shrug it off (pun intended), saying shoulder pain is normal or it is simply shoulder soreness. Unfortunately, pain is pain, which reduces strength and enjoyment within the sport of swimming. Unfortunately, many activities during the day, in and out of the pool, result in muscular compensations which overuse specific muscles.<\/p>\n

The upper trapezius is often overactive, creating pain, discomfort, and\/or soreness in swimmers with shoulder pain. While doing thousands of overhead motions in the pool, the upper trapezius becomes overactive. Combine this overactivity with poor sitting posture, phone use, and improper dryland technique and you’ve got one well-cooked piece of meat!<\/p>\n

Even while sitting, many people raise their\u00a0shoulders to their ears during stressful periods. While you raise your shoulders towards your ears, you are reducing the space of the rotator cuff tendons to slide under the acromion. This increases risk for primary or external impingement.<\/p>\n

Jenni Brozena<\/strong> and I discuss this in detail in the\u00a0Advanced Swimming Podcast<\/a><\/em>, specifically addressing why Swimmer’s Shoulder<\/a> is on the rise. During this discussion we break down the pathomechanics of the shoulder in many swimmers.<\/div>\n

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