Squeeze My Hand – The Gym Fall That Almost Cost an Arm

      I smiled as the familiar scent of chalk and climbing rubber greeted me. After ...

    Jennifer Nicely
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    Gear Review: WristWidget

    MSRP: $29 Buy here.   Effective, convenient and …. velcro? The WristWidget is a ...

    Delaney Miller
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    Using Data to Combat Injury

    You’re a novice who’s caught the bug. It is such a great sport and ...

    Taylor Reed
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    Gold Standards, Chopsticks and Individuality

      Behind every great climber, there’s a great physio. Klaus Isele, physiotherapist and Master ...

    Delaney Miller
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    That Aching Elbow!

      An undercling move you tried again and again and again. A deep ache ...

    Zack DiCristino
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    Wrenched Ankle

    Q: About a month ago I fell while climbing and tore ligaments in my ...

    Julian Sanders
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    Wrist Pain

    Q: I have had nagging wrist pain for two years. I bouldered for eight ...

    Julian Sanders
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    Sun Deficiency

    Q: Does climbing indoors or in the shade make us susceptible to osteomalacia due ...

    Julian Sanders
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    Carpal Tunnel

    Q: I feel pins and needles in my first three fingers. I think I ...

    Julian Sanders
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    Dodgy Elbows

    Q: I have a big climbing trip coming up in two months, and I ...

    Julian Sanders
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    Tips for Climbing While Rehabbing Your Crappy Elbow

    1. Crimp less, open-hand more. Crimping loads the wrist flexors more than any other ...

    Julian Sanders
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    Volar Plate Strain

    Q: I was bouldering, reaching high, thumb down, in an offset crack with the ...

    Julian Sanders
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    Living with a Bum Neck

    Q: I was belaying when my partner fell 25 feet and landed on my ...

    Julian Sanders
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    Shoulder Pops

    Q: I have had shoulder problems since I was 16. Yesterday, my shoulder popped ...

    Julian Sanders
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    Finger Injury: Fusion or Amputation

    Q: I subscribe to Rock and Ice since you have access to medical professionals ...

    Julian Sanders
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    Cramp Voodoo

    Google knows you have cramps. If Google knows, everyone who wants to sell you ...

    Julian Sanders
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    Finger Injury or Dupuytren’s?

    Although the palm is extremely complex, with many intrinsic muscles and tendons, climbing injuries ...

    Julian Sanders
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    Finger Injuries on a Hangboard

    Q: I was hanging on a fingerboard with my index and ring fingers of ...

    Julian Sanders
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    Finger Numbness

    Q: I am without feeling in either of my little fingers and part of ...

    Julian Sanders
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    Not Bursitis

    Q: My elbow hurts when I lean on it, but outside of that it ...

    Julian Sanders
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    A Pain in the Knee

    Q: I recently had knee surgery to remove a half-dozen pieces of cartilage, each ...

    Julian Sanders
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    How to Keep Your Joints Young

    Organ and joint repair/ replacement is at the front line of pushing life expectancy. ...

    Julian Sanders
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    Inevitable Arthritis

    Q: I’m 40 and have osteoarthritis in my fingers. I have the classic symptoms ...

    Julian Sanders
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    Stretchy Sports Tape

    Q: How do you feel about that stretchy sports tape? I’ve been using it ...

    Julian Sanders
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