The #1 Swimming Injury
Swimmers suffer shoulder injuries more than other injuries. Andrew Walker, PT and Ali Meeks review anatomy, biomechanics, prevention, treatment, and technique. As respective owners of PhysioWorks and ReadySetSweat they collaborate to try and give their clients the best level of care possible.
Swimmers suffer shoulder injuries more than other injuries. Andrew Walker, PT and Ali Meeks review anatomy, biomechanics, prevention, treatment, and technique. As respective owners of PhysioWorks and ReadySetSweat they collaborate to try and give their clients the best level of care possible.
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Lack of Strength/Control<br />
• To reach for a cabinet all of our<br />
joints need to move in a particular<br />
way.<br />
• This is true not just in the shoulder.<br />
For flexion to occur efficiently at the<br />
shoulder we need all of our joints to<br />
move correctly, e.g. trunk, legs, etc.<br />
• This is not just the case in high level<br />
activity such as swimming, but as<br />
simple a motion such as raising<br />
your arm.<br />
• Recent research showed that to<br />
initiate shoulder flexion the first<br />
muscle that contracts is the soleus<br />
in the calf!
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