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>Any time I dive for extended periods at deep depth (deep being 190+ up to 325)
>I seem to get a groaning little achy shoulder pain within about 30 minutes of
>the dive (last week as I got to my 30' stop after 250 for 15).  The pain goes
>away usually within 3-6 hours.  These pain comes on mix or air, and on air
>even after completing all the required deco stops....generally all the dives
>have bottom times over 8-10 minutes that cause the symptoms.

It could be simple overuse of an injured area. Is there any physical common
denominator, like manhandling stage bottles or hanging on an anchor line?

OTOH DCI can occur in an area of scar tissue, which has a long
(theoretical) half-time because of a poor blood supply.

Andy.

Andrew Pitkin
apitkin@ad*.de*.co*.uk*
apitkin@ci*.co*.co*.uk*

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