What exactly happens to your shoulder when you get swimmers shoulder?
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Asked by collinswimmer - 2 answers - 2 years 1 week ago
What exactly happens to your shoulder when you get swimmers shoulder?
If you go to http://www.nismat.org/traintip/swimmershld
Comprehensive explanation of swimmer's shoulder, looks to be well written.
Swimmer's shoulder is an inflammatory condition caused by the mechanical impingement of soft tissue against the coracoacromial arch. This condition is most often caused by the repetitive overhead arm motion of the freestyle stroke. The pain associated with swimmer's shoulder may be caused by two different sources of impingement in the shoulder