Climbing Injury Archives - Union Physical Therapy

Preventing Injuries in Youth Rock Climbing

08.13.2022 0 Blog, Climbing Injury

Preventing Injuries in Youth Rock Climbing Youth rock climbing is on the rise! Who are all these little crushers all over the climbing walls? Youth climbing has...

Common Climbing Elbow Injuries and How to Treat Them

10.25.2021 0 Blog, Climbing Injury

Why Won’t This Elbow Pain Just Go Away? Causes of climbing elbow injuries When we are climbing there are (typically) just two points of contact between the...

Common Climbing Shoulder Injuries and How to Treat Them

09.08.2021 0 Blog, Climbing Injury

4 Exercises to Get Your Shoulder Ready For Fall Common climbing shoulder injuries Our shoulders are a pretty amazing joint; they allow for movement in nearly any...

Common Route Setting Injuries and How to Prevent Them

01.26.2021 0 Blog, Climbing Injury

Route Setter or Industrial Athlete? Route setting has developed in to a highly demanding career in recent years, as worldwide we have seen an explosion in...

Best Hangboard Workout For Finger Strength and Rehab

12.03.2020 0 Blog, Climbing Injury

Why Should I Do A Hangboard Workout? No Substitute For Strong Fingers In short: there’s no replacing finger strength. Even if you’ve been training core, arms and...

Pulley Injury Protection, Rehab, and Prevention Online Virtual Workshop

11.06.2020 0 Climbing Injury

Join Physical Therapists Mitch Owens and Shannon Russell along side Dr. Winston Warme, head of University of Washington's Orthopedic Surgery team and creator of The...

5 Tips for a Great Backpacking Pack Fit

09.11.2020 0 Blog, Climbing Injury, Mountain and Road Cycling

5 Tips for a Great Backpacking Pack Fit Let’s start out by saying, we have all been there…you know the 1 hour into the trail and...

Climbing Finger Pulley Injury

09.04.2020 0 Blog, Climbing Injury

Climbing Finger Pulley Injury: Rehab and Splint Applications What is a Pulley Injury from Rock Climbing? Pulleys in our fingers act much like the eyelets on a...

Late To The Party: Climbing Hard-ish While Starting as an Adult

06.04.2020 0 Blog, Climbing Injury

A PT’s Perspective On Training Who Is This Guy? What began as a summertime diversion until the next snowboard season has turned into a full blown passion. ...

Navigating Online Climbing Training Platforms

06.04.2020 0 Blog, Climbing Injury

A PT’s Guide to Getting Started What Is Out There? A ton! Climbing is more popular than ever and people are serious about their performance. Reflecting that...