Shoulder pain while swimming.

Question

I have been swimming for basically 4 years as well as playing water polo. When swim season started up in February i noticed a pain in my shoulders ( kinda like the high outside of the upper arm) that felt like it was from lactic acid build up but really intense and it was after swimming just a few hundred yards at a slow pace. I tried stretching and used IBuprofen to get through the swim season and it seemed to kinda go away. I played water polo since swim season ended ( in may) which is mostly head-up swimming so i didn't seem to have any pains. I just started swimming a few weeks ago ( head-down) and the pain is back. It feels like a massive build-up of lactic acid. Maybe lack of blood or pinching nerves? Maybe my muscles are really tight and knotted from not stretching? Any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

It sounds to me that it might, might be a rotator cuff injury, not necessarily torn but maybe the ligaments are stretched and over used.

hope its of help