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Exercises to Avoid with Shoulder Pain

After the finger joints, the shoulder is the most injured joint in climbers. This is because your shoulder has the largest range of motion of all the joints in your arm. Meaning that a lack of...

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How to Return to Rock Climbing after a Break?

The best way to return from a rock climbing break is to slowly increase your training intensity. Start with warming up longer than you climb and start with lighter and controlled climbing before...

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How to Heal Brachioradialis Tendinopathy

The best way to heal brachioradialis tendinopathy is by reducing your climbing intensity or by stopping rock climbing for several weeks. In the meantime, start strengthening and stretching your...

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Exercises to Avoid With Shoulder Impingement and Exercises You Can Do

Which exercises you can and can’t do with shoulder impingement depends on the severity of your symptoms. The more your shoulder pain restricts movement the more conservative your choice of exercise...

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How to Heal Arthritis in Your Fingers (Caused by Climbing)

The quickest way to heal arthritis in your fingers from rock climbing is to start by giving them rest for 2 weeks. After that, start loading the affected finger joints gradually until all pain in...

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Why Do My Fingers Hurt Climbing?

Your fingers hurt from climbing because you haven’t given them enough time to recover and adapt to your training load. This leads to an accumulation of microtraumas which can, in turn, lead to...

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Hey, I’m Joël, an avid rock climber and licensed Physiotherapist working in Thun, Switzerland, where I specialize in climbing injury rehab and prevention. On Rockshoulders you find everything you need to heal your climbing injury and prevent future injuries. For (remote) physiotherapy consultations please visit www.joelbroersma.com.

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