Blue Mountains osteopath for climbers and active people

Dr Julian Saunders

Specialist assessment and rehabilitation for climbing injuries, with clear advice for fingers, wrists, elbows, shoulders and the whole athlete.

Meet Julian: Climber & Osteopath

Dr Julian Saunders is a rock climber and osteopath based in the Blue Mountains, Australia. He has been treating climbers for 25 years and specialises in upper limb injuries: fingers, wrists, elbows and shoulders.

Through injury articles, Ask Dr J, resources and international consulting, Julian helps climbers understand what they have damaged and how to move forward with rehabilitation.

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Popular Articles

Dodgy Elbows

Dodgy Elbows Click here to download the pdf which contains the full rehab program. More recalcitrant than Castro, though less charismatic, elbow…

The Injury Gospel

The Injury Gospel Injured again—bummer. Julian Saunders helps you off the injury treadmill Click here to download the pdf Thou shalt not…

Stressed Out Fingers

Dr. J takes a look at climbing’s most under diagnosed injury: finger stress fractures. Click here to download the PDF You might…

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