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alpinerockfiend
Trad climber
Jackson, WY
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jan 19, 2009 - 07:45pm PT
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And I don't think this one's covered. I've read through a lot of them.
Throughout December, I developed a significant pain in my right middle finger, between the first and second knuckles. The pain was never completely debilitating, so I continued climbing on it as I normally would. I should note that "climbing" solely refers to bouldering in the gym this time of year. Anyway, the pain somehow remedied itself in that hand and has now made an almost identical transfer to the other one. Same finger, same spot.
So my question is this: Does anyone have experience with this type of pain or, possibly, injury? The pain is much worse when I'm NOT climbing, and mellows out after I've warmed up. Is it wise to climb through it, as I seemingly succeeded with before? For people who've had serious finger injuries, is there a certain threshold that's reached where it becomes impossible to climb on anymore, or more of just a nagging pain that becomes unbearable after a while?
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HighDesertDJ
Trad climber
Arid-zona
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Jan 19, 2009 - 07:49pm PT
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"Don't do that."
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bachar
Gym climber
Mammoth Lakes, CA
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Jan 19, 2009 - 08:17pm PT
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Does the pain occur just as you release the hold? or while pressuring it?
Sounds dumb but is a good clue to whether or not it is tendonitis...
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alpinerockfiend
Trad climber
Jackson, WY
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 19, 2009 - 09:33pm PT
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Definitely while I'm applying pressure.
I guess to boil down my ramblings from above, I'm asking if I should keep climbing, since it's not debilitating (only painful) and I had a good experience with this before, or if this is a sign of worse things to come and I should cease climbing on it. Hard to answer without being me, I'm sure, but I'm wondering about other folks' experiences.
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Captain...or Skully
Social climber
North of the Owyhees
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Jan 19, 2009 - 10:01pm PT
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Middle finger?
Chop! you got fingers around it.
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ron gomez
Trad climber
fallbrook,ca
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Jan 19, 2009 - 10:54pm PT
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mellows after yer warmed up?? Pain with palpation or just movement related things? sharp stabbing or dull achy? Climbing through this sort of thing can worsen it, what caused it?
Peace
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alpinerockfiend
Trad climber
Jackson, WY
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 20, 2009 - 08:35pm PT
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Yes, it definitely mellows out after I warm up. It's more of the dull achy, not sharp pain variety.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
Monrovia, CA
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Jan 20, 2009 - 09:43pm PT
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"it definitely mellows out after I warm up. It's more of the dull achy, not sharp pain variety."
Now you know how your whole body is gonna feel every day in a few years!
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UncleDoug
climber
No. Lake Tahoe, CA
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Jan 20, 2009 - 09:59pm PT
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arf,
Not a medical pro, but have lost a finger (left index) due to tendon injury.
Talk to a pro. You can get good advice here on ST but in all reality go see a DR. The money spent should give you a realistic analysis of what is up and what could/should be done.
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