| Swimming shoulder is the most common injury of swimmers. The main symptoms are the reduced activity of shoulder joints, tenderness of the anterior part or anterolateral part of shoulder joints, instability of shoulder joints, etc. The major causes of swimming shoulder are due to abnormal technical movements, heavy training load, incorrect use of training means, laxity of shoulder joint and head sticking pose. The research reveals that swimming shoulder may cause biomechanical changes, which includes the abnormal strength ratio of the inside and outside spiral muscles and the abnormal pattern of the muscle activity of shoulder joints. Functional training is commonly regarded as the key for the rehabilitation of swimming shoulder. The paper elaborates on the research status of the definition, cause, symptom and diagnosis of swimming shoulder as well as the rehabilitation of the injury so as to provide theoretical basis for the prevention and treatment of swimming shoulder. |
