I am 43 and I live on the Texas Gulf coast and believe it or not there is some type of surf here, just enough to keep tuned up for Central Americaand Mexico. I would love to attend one of your seminars but due to logistics I will be unable to attend. Do you have any suggestions on how to stretch areally bad shoulder?
The orthopedic doctor recommends joint replacement in a couple ofyears, or when pain sets in. I have dropped my weight program and amtotally concentrating on cardio work to keep in shape. I would appreciate info you could give me.
Thanks,
Mark
ANSWER:
Hey Mark,
Sounds to me like you need to get a specific diagnosis on what is going on in your shoulder before you do anything. Certain injuries can be aggravated by stretching! Also sounds to me like you may want to get a second opinion.
Have the doctor guide you in the right direction with Physical Therapy and eventually strengthening to prevent further problems with that shoulder. Avoiding any kind of surgery is WAY CRUCIAL if possible. Once those thingsare addressed, and you are still in need of stretches, I would get involved with a basic Hatha type yoga class and make sure the teacher understands shoulder problems. Yoga has saved my shoulders from chronic pain because it not only stretches the actual shoulder, but all the surrounding muscles up and down my spine (and throughout my body, for that matter) that effect my shoulder area. So just performing specific shoulder stretches is not enough, you need to get the whole body involved!
Good luck and let me know the diagnosis. Hope you score some surf soon. Me, I am off to Tavarua!
Hasta,
Beth (Posted 6-5-02)
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