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Growth plate injuries are a serious risk for young climbers. In this extract from The Climbing Bible: Managing Injuries - Injury prevention and rehabilitation for climbing and bouldering, Stian Christophersen explains how to prevent and manage these finger injuries...

There is one joint-related finger injury that we must handle in a significantly stricter manner: growth plate injuries in younger climbers. 

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Nice article. Overtraining in kids is just nuts - other growth plates in the legs can, if fractured, cause cessation of growth in that leg - very bad news. 

I'm 14 and am recovering from a growth plate fracture at the moment. It's really nasty and im having to have weeks off from climbing.