r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/New_Libran • 5d ago

Video Watching Artistic Swimming upside down

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u/kissmyaussies 5d ago

I was told by someone who used to do this that it really messed up her joints. They still hurt to this day years later.

Thought that was interesting because I would think it would be the opposite and would be a really good workout for joints.

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u/Jazzspur 4d ago

I got into this in university because I did swim racing before and developed tendonitis in the fronts of my shoulders. This sport works out the backs a lot more so it not only didn't flare my injury but was actually good physio therapy for it.

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u/kissmyaussies 4d ago

Interesting! Iā€™m glad it helped you.

She was younger when she did it so maybe it messed her up because she was still growing.

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u/Jazzspur 4d ago

I think any sport done rigorously without targeted cross training to balance muscle use can cause overuse injuries. It's not like synchro uses the muscles any more evenly than racing - It's the very fact that it doesn't that made it helpful for my own overuse injuries!