Ask Dr J – Issue 227 – More quackery elbow treatments to avoid
I’ve been climbing for five years and in the last year have experienced considerable elbow pain around the medial epicondyle. I went…
Climbing Injury Library
Practical writing on injury prevention, diagnosis and rehabilitation for climbers and adventure athletes.
Ask Dr J – Issue 223 – Dodgy elbows revisited
Ten years and a few thousand elbow patients ago, I designed a strengthening program to help climbers recover from tendinosis. The regime…
Ask Dr J – Issue 208 – Bursting biceps
I was on a route yesterday where I had a four-finger undercling with my right hand. As I put all my weight…
Ask Dr J – Issue 201 – The tennis elbow cure
I have tennis elbow that only hurts when I pick up something heavy. I tried climbing, felt pain, rested a week, and…
Ask Dr J – Issue 195 – Sex and elbows
Sex & Elbows I no longer produce much testosterone because I’ve been on pain medicine so long. I put on 20 pounds,…
Ask Dr J – Issue 179 – What does Obama’s vegie patch and your elbow have in common?
PINKY POWER I have pain and swelling on the joint at the base of my pinky. The pain is point specific to…
Ask Dr J – Video – Elbows explained
In this article hear firsthand from Dr Julian as he talks through the ins and outs of climbing related elbow injury and…
Dodgy Elbows
Dodgy Elbows Click here to download the pdf which contains the full rehab program. More recalcitrant than Castro, though less charismatic, elbow…