Dear Beth,
I’ve been surfing about 6 years with no injuries until recently. Iused to surf a couple of times a week, but since last summer I’ve uppedthat to almost everyday. That’s when I started to notice my right arm(the strong one) going weak. I don’t notice it so much when paddlinginto a wave, but when I go to paddle back out, especially when I’mpaddling hard to avoid taking a wave on the head, I feel my right armgoing “gimpy” on me- like it has no strength. I have also noticed thatit goes numb sometimes when I’m just sitting around or when sleeping.Otherwise I don’t really feel any pain. There seems to be a littletenderness (inflammation) in the deltoid and on the top of my shoulder, but I only detect this when my body worker really works it.
What’s your take? Should I be more worried? Should I see a doc?
Thanks,
Lisa
ANSWER:
Hey Lisa,
I would be a bit concerned; at least enough to go and have a doctor check it out. Anytime numbness is involved, I start to worry a bit about nerve stuff and spinal misalignment. Having the arm go limp is a good sign of potential nerve impingement, which isn
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