Ask Dr J – Issue 256 – The curse of lumpy
INJURY I was climbing and suffered a similar injury in the palm of each hand beneath my ring fingers. The injury felt…
Climbing Injury Library
Practical writing on injury prevention, diagnosis and rehabilitation for climbers and adventure athletes.
Ask Dr J – Issue 212 – My wrist hurts – cleaning injury sidelines developer
Last week I spent several hours aggressively wirebrushing the lichen off a dirty new climb I was bolting. The next day the…
Ask Dr J – Issue 197 – “i hate rock climbers”. cripes!
Why It Hurts I got an MRI because my doctor suspected a TFCC tear in my wrist. The imaging showed a perforation…
Ask Dr J – Issue 196 – Out for life?
Out For Life? I’m a 25-year-old female. I tore one of my radio-ulna [RU] ligaments and the triangular fibrocartilage complex [TFCC] two…
Ask Dr J – Issue 191 – Snap, crackle, wrist
Snap, Crackle, Wrist Two weeks ago I tweaked my wrist doing a funky mantel, but it didn’t hurt until the next day.…
Ask Dr J – Issue 171 – A wristed development
A WRISTED DEVELOPMENT A week ago I was climbing at Arapiles when I felt my wrist twinge on a hand jam. It…
Wrist Injuries
The Big Squeeze NAVIGATING THE SLIPPERY SLOPE OF WRIST HEALTH Click here to download the pdf THE WRIST, INNOCUOUSLY situated between your…