Do grade 3's often heal themselves without surgical intervention? Surely if it's fully, totally and completely busted you could climb nearly stright away as there will be no pulley left to damage?Just throwing out thoughts, no real SCIENCE here...
I completely lost my A2 pulley in my left ring finger over a year ago.
And that ickle new one thats trying to grow? Won't stand much of a chance if its being stressed through climbing.
Do grade 3's often heal themselves without surgical intervention?
Quote from: rodma on March 01, 2011, 02:03:32 pmI completely lost my A2 pulley in my left ring finger over a year ago. Careless of you. It's probably in the last place you will look.
bit of a thread hijack, but is there any way of strengthening these areas or is it just hope that it doesn't Happen to you job?
Another thread hijack: one always hears that tendons get strong more slowly than muscles. But do they also get weak more slowly?I climbed - albeit never at a high standard - for around fifteen years, then didn't for ten years or so, then started again recently. Am I effectively starting again from scratch as far as tendons are concerned, or will there still be some residual extra strength/thickness from my earlier climbing days? I suppose the fact that I suffered my first ever pulley strain last summer shortly after starting to train again rather suggests the former.
Sorry to hear about the damage, keep your spirits up.
As for the massage, I was told by a physio who climbs that along the length of the finger (and perpendicular to the direction of the fibres) is best.
Will do. Left hand one-armers and deadhangs anyone?!?
Weights won't stress the pulley so much, especially if you heavily tape the damaged finger so it cannot bend much.