Anyone else deal with arm pain while surfing?

I occasionally deal with a shooting paint that comes from my shoulder down my arm. Can't say it really reaches the elbow, just generates in that direction. I experience it from the front and back of the shoulder- it's very sharp sometimes.

Usually it occurs after intense paddling, like that of a grovelling day. I spoke with a surfer recently who has a torn rotator-cuff and he said "that's pretty much what it feels like."

I cut out the aggro-paddles and it seems to be bothering me much less (& I've been surfing 3/4 days a week). I know a doctor is just going to say "rest for a while then we'll send you to a specialist if it still hurts."

 

IDK man, sounds like AIDS

 

You need to be the "master of your domain":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VSDTMUVSL4

 

^ This. It's hard not to do it when you're trying to commit to mushy waves. You're doubly pissed when it happens though and you don't make the wave anyway.

No paddle waves are the greatest thing in existence. Other than emotionally consistent wahines.

 

EMASS - focus on the first since the second is a unicorn

 

Now tell her you think you pulled your groin. Hopefully she'll give the same treatment

 

i used to get that pretty bad from just climbing alone - both shoulder issues as well as the elbow. happened within the first year and a half when i would climb 3 times a week consecutively.

i figured out that one part of it was due to muscular imbalances - too much pulling, not much pushing. basically my other muscle groups werent developing in tandem and therefore weren't strong enough to help stabilize. once i started going to the gym to weigh train my "pushing" muscles, i haven't had those issues since. now i go once a week for a 45 mins just to do bench press, military press, and squats.

the other part of it was due to what I was doing in the climbing gym 3 times a week.. basically the same exact thing - trying to climb as hard as possible each and every time. basically, overworking my muscles and not allowing them to recover properly. looking back, it's no surprise i was having issues.

there are some great stretches that can help, but i think just proper rest and periodization that is key.

 

If that's truly what it is, then try wearing one of these and see if it helps. My wife and I play tennis a couple times per week weather permitting to get some extra exercise and she quickly developed "tennis elbow". When we picked her up one of these, it took the pain away almost immediately. It does something to the muscles / tendons by applying pressure to it and holding it in place. I'm no doctor, I just know it worked for her. Maybe it'll work for you in the water, IDK....

 

that actually sounds like you're giving yourself a decent amount of time to recover, with those rest days you've got in between. only part that could mess you up is just that thurs-fri consecutive days of climbing, depending on what you're working on. otherwise i think it's totally balanced.

 

Just saw this bro. Nice work. I'm sure the result of focusing on the first will only bring an influx of the second, albeit emotionally inconsistent.

 

Can't hurt. And it's inexpensive, I don't think its kookish to wear in the water, do what ga gotta do, I wore a brace on my wrist with a metal splint for my messed up hand a while back and it kept me in the water

 

i am a massage therapist here at the beach i work at a chiropractors office i can help you with that free of charge i live off 17 th street sounds like the deltoid tuberosity no big deal really

 

lol this could be batting practice. Swing away buoys

 

keep your gayness in the closet please where it belongs thank you

 

I get this exact pain from too much paddling and occasionally from some workouts, especially those that involve a strong grip while loading my triceps (rings dips always seem to do it for example). My right arm gets it worse than my left but both are susceptible. Ibuprofen helps but the best thing I've found is "flossing" with a band like this: http://www.roguefitness.com/voodoo-floss-bands

The flossing provides immediate relief (but doesn't exactly feel good while doing it) and regular use has seemed to lessen the frequency and severity when I do get pain.

The bands are cheap, try it out for yourself.

 

Pain?!?! Bwahahahaha!!!!! What is that?!?!?

 

everytime i paddle out i get pain in my ***** from fuking all these waves really hard.