Is Your Swimming Technique to Blame for Your Shoulder Pain?
The non-weight-bearing nature of the sport may lead people to believe that it is safe for joints. While this may be true for the recreational swimmer, elite swimmers may swim up to 14,000 meters and undergo 2,500 shoulder revolutions per day,
A majority of high school competitive swimmers in one study believed that shoulder pain is normal, with 47% of this group reporting that they take pain medication regularly to manage their shoulder symptoms
What are the risk factors for shoulder pain?
Youth swimmers with shoulder pain, disability, and dissatisfaction reported a greater history of shoulder trauma, had greater years of competitive swimming experience, and had less participation in another sport compared to their less symptomatic counterparts
How prevalent is shoulder pain in swimmers? What the latest research says:
When swimmers were asked if they had ever experienced shoulder pain interfering with practice or competition, 47.4% of the 13 to 14-year-old swimmers and 55.5% of the 15 to 17-year-old swimmers answered “yes”
Overall, Forty-nine per cent of swimmers surveyed reported having shoulder symptoms that impacted their swimming. Consistent with prior studies, older swimmers and those with more years of swimming experience had a higher prevalence of shoulder pain and disability, and prior history of shoulder pain or injury was associated with higher rates of current pain and disability
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Stirling BD, Sum JC, Baek L, Michener LA, Barrack AJ, Tate AR. Shoulder Pain in Competitive Swimmers: A Multi-Site Survey Study. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2024 Aug 1;19(8):965-975. doi: 10.26603/001c.121114. PMID: 39100936; PMCID: PMC11297363.
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