The Swimmer's Shoulders: Swimmers Aren't Pitchers

Course overview

While both throwers and swimmers are often grouped as "overhead athletes," the etiology of shoulder stress in each of these groups is vastly different. Then why are they often treated the same, you ask? In this course we'll present the anatomy of the shoulder in light of highly repetitive environment of swimming. Competitive swimmers perform over 1 million shoulder rotations each week! If the work done in the clinic isn't translated into stroke modifications, the tissue loads will never improve. We'll identify specific correlations between stroke mechanics and shoulder tissue stress, and preset clinical corrections so you can optimize the skill set each swimmer brings to the water for improved technique. You'll build an intervention skillset to address the uniqueness of the recreational and competitive amphibious overhead athlete.