Tape use has nuance, especially with injuries. Regarding pulley injuries, it reduces stress while re-introducing loads. But reducing stress to prevent an injury doesn’t make sense.

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Doing Random Rehab Gives You Random Results

One of the important keys to successful rehab is consistency. Loads, directions, velocities, and tut need to be reproducible. If not, the feedback from loading isn’t accurate.

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Understanding Palm Bruising in Rock Climbers

Learn about palm bruising and take away some actionable tips.

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Understanding The PIP Joint

The PIP joint accounts for 85% of the motion for grip strength— but it’s commonly injured in climbers.

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Understanding Lumbrical Muscle Injuries

If you climb on pockets regularly you’ve likely encountered a strained lumbrical.

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Symptoms vs. Structure Around Finger Rehab

Lack of symptoms doesn’t mean you’re healed, and pain doesn’t mean the worst. Symptoms don’t tell us everything— just take a look at these images.

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Causes of Finger Joint Pain (Including Carpal Bossing)

Our hands are not beautiful. Swollen joints, thickened skin, crooked digits etc. That’s the life of a climbers hand. Something people don’t consider is why it actually happens.