Re: [Paddlewise] Between the blades?!

On Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 10:18 PM, Derek <glamourpets_at_yahoo.com> wrote:

> The last few times I have been out kayaking, I've noticed that I am
> experiencing the most muscle fatigue between the shoulder blades.  This
> seems like an odd place to experience fatigue.  If one is "arm paddling" the
> arms should feel it.  If one is paddling using the lower back, its the back
> muscles that should feel it.
>
> When I go out I push myself physically.  I'm out to cover the distance in
> an efficient manner.  I worked on sprints today.  Some muscle fatigue is to
> be expected.  But why in this body location?  Is this reflective of an error
> in technique?
>
>
It just occurred to me that angina (which results when the heart muscle not
getting quite anough blood to work properly)  can display different symptoms
in different tpeople. I am not a medical doctor (or, actually, any sort of
doctor) but I can't see why that should stop me from pretending to be an
expert given that I have, personally, experienced angina that was nothing
like "normal". Generally angina is  associated  with a pain or tingling in
the left arm but this is not always the case and one of the *other* symptoms
is a pain or discomfort between the shoulder blades. In my case there was no
pain at all but merely an extreme shortness of breath; nothing that a few
stents couldn't put right. It was only *after* the first stent that an
actual doctor mentioned that they could suddenly collapse. But nothing to
worry about, really..... (cough). Or at least nothing *he* needed to worry
about. Well fifteen years later the joke's on him!!1  But I digress...

So, not to be alarmist or anything, one might consider a checkup when one is
experiencing physical symptoms which seem odd for the effort expended. Even
if we are on Paddlewise we are, after all, human. All except Doug Lloyd , of
course. :)


Craig Jungers
Moses Lake, WA
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