A high-school male diver was diagnosed with tendinitis of the left supraspinatus secondary to shoulder dislocation during the water-entry stage of a 10-m dive. Land-based athletic rehabilitation consisting of 15 sessions was initiated at a hospital on the 5th day after the injury. After treatment with anti-inflammatory medication and immobilization by using a chest band, the patient performed stabilizing exercise of the glenohumeral joint and scapula abduction-adduction exercises from the 13th to the 22nd day. Aquatic rehabilitation (total, 6 times) was started on the 17th day; joint mobilization of the glenohumeral joint and mobilization with movements and motor control exercises were applied until just before competition. He started diving practice on the 21st day; then, he returned to the National Sports Festival competition and won the 2nd prize for the 10-m platform dive on the 26th day after injury.
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