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Hi

I started bouldering about three months ago, and was starting to improve when I trained hard two days in a row, and felt very sore at the base of my right ring finger, which I guess is most likely a pulley tear/trauma. There was no 'pop' or bowstringing, so I assume it's not a rupture. My recuperative powers aren't likely to be as good as they were when I was in my 20s (I'm 42) so I know I need to rest, but I was wondering if anyone has any advice on how to go about rehabilitating the finger/making sure this doesn't happen again. I don't think I was crimping excessively, but I was definitely climbing at my limit for two days in a row. Any advice appreciated!

In reply to Fortran:

I am far from knowledgeable and usually opt for climbing through the pain because I am a fool but I did something similar a while back and went for hot/cold treatment and kept massaging the area to break up any scar tissue that may have formed, with a good bit of time off routes anywhere near my limit. I also looked into taping methods as I started to pull on the finger again.

Plenty of online advice too. Mr M is always a go to:


http://onlineclimbingcoach.blogspot.co.uk/2007/06/finger-injury-treatment-v...

http://onlineclimbingcoach.blogspot.co.uk/2010/05/a2-pulley-injuries-review...

And if this fails, you can always just go back to proper climbing

In reply to LP:

Ta, thanks for your advice!