What is Swimmers Shoulder?
Swimmers Shoulder is an umbrella term used to describe shoulder pain in swimmers. The most common pathologies that affect swimmers is shoulder impingement, labral tears, rotator cuff tear or tendinitis or shoulder instability.
Ask yourself the following questions...
1. Do you have pain with overhead motions?
2. Do you have pain in the front or side of your shoulder ?
3. Does your shoulder pain increase during or post swim?
4. Do you feel clicking, catching or locking in your shoulder with movement?
If you answered "YES" you might have Swimmers Shoulder.