Charlton Chestwig
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- Jul 21, 2010
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Hi Guys,
Thanks again for your continued help.
Had a finger boo boo last night and whilst I think I might be jumping the gun seeking advice within 18 hours of this happening (as perhaps I should be following the usual protocol of PRICE with move unloaded movement for a few days?) I can't help myself...
Firstly I have noticed in the past that my left pinkie seams significantly weaker than my right and is unable to hold a crimp position (it collapses into an open position). Experimenting on the fingerboard last night it felt reasonable to hang with my left hand on a good hold and my right on just my pinkie but when I tried this the opposite way my left pinkie gave way with a shooting pain. The pain went away instantly and I could climb a bit on big holds but decided to end the session.
I am hesitant to test load and see what hurts and what doesn’t at this stage, but the little bit I have done causes pain which seems to be in the ring finger rather than the pinkie! The pain seems similar to previous mild pulley damage or ligament damage but this is not severe, my range of movement is good and I have no pain in normal movement. Also no swelling.
Perhaps in the next few days I will have more info to give you, but if there is any advice you can give based on this info I’d be keen to be doing productive recovery type stuff as soon as possible!
Many thanks,
Richard
Thanks again for your continued help.
Had a finger boo boo last night and whilst I think I might be jumping the gun seeking advice within 18 hours of this happening (as perhaps I should be following the usual protocol of PRICE with move unloaded movement for a few days?) I can't help myself...
Firstly I have noticed in the past that my left pinkie seams significantly weaker than my right and is unable to hold a crimp position (it collapses into an open position). Experimenting on the fingerboard last night it felt reasonable to hang with my left hand on a good hold and my right on just my pinkie but when I tried this the opposite way my left pinkie gave way with a shooting pain. The pain went away instantly and I could climb a bit on big holds but decided to end the session.
I am hesitant to test load and see what hurts and what doesn’t at this stage, but the little bit I have done causes pain which seems to be in the ring finger rather than the pinkie! The pain seems similar to previous mild pulley damage or ligament damage but this is not severe, my range of movement is good and I have no pain in normal movement. Also no swelling.
Perhaps in the next few days I will have more info to give you, but if there is any advice you can give based on this info I’d be keen to be doing productive recovery type stuff as soon as possible!
Many thanks,
Richard