Swimmer’s shoulder.
A study done in Australia on 80 of their elite swimmers aged 13-25 found that 91% of them were experiencing shoulder pain.
Life-long swimmer with a history of shoulder issues.
You guys know this better than me, so I’ll just explain what I see and hear from swimmers and feel myself.
causes. The big 3!. A picture containing text sport water sport swimming Description automatically generated.
Ideally…. . .
Hawkins / kennedy test. A picture containing graphical user interface Description automatically generated.
Detection – video analysis. A person standing in a swimming pool Description automatically generated with medium confidence.
Wearable technology. Stroke Insights Hand entry angle Left: 03 Right: 4.1 Pull through Left: 2 Right: 2.7 Hand entry position Left; 3.5 Right: 47 Arm recovery Left: 5 Right: 4.4 Recovery Rotation Left: 5 Right: 4.6 Stroke timing Left: 5 Right: 4.6 MY HAND ENTRY ANGLE 0.3/5 Severe thumb first TIPS You are entering thumb first with your left hand, Find out how to improve this„. IMPACTS -2.2s Time cost/ 100 Right 4.1/5 Slight thumb first Energy cost o High shoulder injury risk O Help Slice downwards during catch.
Gyros & Accelerometers are baked into most new wearable devices (e.g. Apple Watches / Garmin etc)..
Our technology reads the data that is recorded by the gyros and accelerometers and our algorithm interprets, presents and gives actionable advice based on this information.
Leave the acute management to you guys!. Address the causative factors and correct the stroke.
Case Study: Swimming the English channel.