What Is Swimmer'S Shoulder, An Injury Often Experienced By Swimming Athletes

Swimming athlete (Freepic)

YOGYAKARTA - Even though it is a low impact sport or the risk of injury is low, it turns out that swimmers can also suffer injuries. There are several injuries that can befall swimming athletes, one of which is a scammer's shoulder. So what is a scammer's shoulder and how to handle it?

Swimming athletes can suffer injuries due to wrong movements or the possibility of an accident while in the swimming pool. Usually the injuries that hit the swimmer are caused by excessive or wrong movements at the joints. Swimming exercise does require a lot of joints, ranging from knees, arms, shoulders, to back.

Swimmer's shoulder is one of the injuries that swimmers often experience. To avoid and deal with this injury, swimmers must know what a swimsuit's shoulder is.

Swimmer's shoulder is an injury in the form of pain in the shoulder area. This injury is often experienced by swimming athletes and water polo. Swimmer's shoulder movements are excessive.

Swimmer's shoulder injury was caused by the touch or friction of the tendons of the muscles on the roof of the shoulder, especially the supraspinatus muscles. Swimmers that move the shoulder joints excessively will be prone to this injury. If this condition is allowed to cause serious disturbances to trauma for swimming athletes.

Swimmer's shoulder is an injury whose treatment process takes quite a long time. Usually this injury requires treatment for 2 to 3 months. When injured, swimmers will feel symptoms such as pain in the shoulder area, especially the front and side shoulders.

To recover the shoulder from the smelter's shoulder', there are several treatments that can be done. What needs to be considered when dealing with shoulder injuries is the joint part, the surface of the bones, the joint movement room, the joint wrapper (capsula), and the muscles and tendons around it.

Here are some steps the RICE method can apply to overcome the initial injury of the scammer's shoulder:

First, when a swimmer experiences a swimsuit's shoulder, it is mandatory to rest or rest. This rest process is very important to prevent injury from spreading and so that joints and muscles relax again.

Then another step that must be taken is cooling. Cooling can help reduce the risk of bleeding in the injured blood vessels. If more and more blood is collected in the wound area, then the healing time will be longer.

Compression or emphasis is also one way to deal with scammers's shoulder. Children can overcome swelling that arises due to a shoulder injury. If this condition is not treated immediately, it can cause the healing process to last longer.

Another treatment needed to deal with scammers' shoulders is to make accelerations or elevations. By raising the injured part, it can help channel excess fluids in the injury area.

That's a review of what a scammer's shoulder' is and how to handle it. Swimming athletes are required to make proper movements so they don't get the injury. Because if a scammer's shoulder occurs and is left for a long time, it can interfere with the athlete's performance.

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