HOW TO AVOID PAIN IN SHOULDERS DURING SWIMMING
 Pain
in shoulders is a rather common injury in swimming. It could
probably be equated to knee injuries in running. While there
are many explanations available to justify the pain, there
is really only one true problem - incorrect technique. So
whatever you're doing with your swimming technique, if there
is pain present - you need to adjust your technique. Pain
should never be a part of your training. There are just a
few things not to do to avoid pain in shoulders.
1/ DO NOT ACTIVELY PULL WITH YOUR ARMS.
A much promoted so-called "pulling" action is one
of the main precursors of injured shoulders. Pain is the price
you pay for trying to delegate the bulk of the labor to the
part of the body not intended to carry that load. A shoulder
is a joint that connects your arm to your body, so it's only
a connector that can only act as a "transmitter"
of energy that translates into movement. By attempting to
"pull" your entire body through water with your
arms (which is an incorrect perception of what's actually
happening anyway), you place a ridiculous load on your shoulders
alone. In Pose Method®, you move the body forward by simply
changing support under the body to keep moving.
2/ DO NOT CREATE A HAND TRAJECTORY, it will
happen on it's own. You should not try to control which path
your hand will travel because it will be automatically following
the correct and needed trajectory when you focus on support
and change of support. When controlled, the hand does not
follow the natural trajectory and ends up misaligned in relation
to the elbow, consequently the shoulder, consequently the
body. That normally resolves into an injury.
3/ DO NOT CLASP, CUP OR STRAIN YOUR HANDS.
Simply open your hands and keep them straight, in a relaxed
but straight position, fingers at a comfortable distance from
one another. Doing anything extra with your hands will put
strain on your hands and here we go with a chain of events
again - strain in your hands will lead to discomfort or pain
in forearms, followed by shoulders, etc ...
As you see, less is more. Trying to do too much will not
give you the right outcome, but doing only the correct actions
will lessen your workload and make you a better swimmer.
Article by Dr. Nicholas Romanov
Composed by L. Romanov
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