indeed, dr suggests benign cyst is the very likely option and that as no pain/impingement on finger function it should be fine to ignore it and that although noisy, the noise is not indicative of damage being caused. Now to get used to the unsettling noise ...
Hello, I've had these symptoms for over two years now: pain and ache in my right shoulder area, particularly my shoulder blade, and weak grip in my ring finger and pinky in right hand. I have seen a number of specialists and they all seem to think it's the ulnar nerve, and that it came about due to a joint clicking habit. I notice that this arm fatigues much faster than my other during climbing. Can the ulnar nerve get trapped in the shoulder area?Any help is greatly appreciated, Thanks.
Quote from: HPclinic on August 09, 2013, 01:13:32 pmQuote from: rodma on August 09, 2013, 12:32:09 pmHi SteveI'm certainly no spritely youth, am not particularly injured, but have just felt creaky in the fingers all of this year. Have had many finger injuries over the years and maybe the creakiness is just to be expected. there is no pain or discomfort when climbing or performing other activities. the only real change to my routine this year over previous has been religiously cold-water-treatmenting my hands each evening, but the creakiness preceeded the cold watering.Any ideas, is this just to be expected as the body gets older?CheersRoddyHi Roddy, I would recommend hot/warm water rather than cold and 'creakiness' could be either tendons or joint noise. Nothing to worry about except keep the hands moving and stretch out all your finger joints prior to climbing. regards MattThanks steve Matt, will try the warm stuff
Quote from: rodma on August 09, 2013, 12:32:09 pmHi SteveI'm certainly no spritely youth, am not particularly injured, but have just felt creaky in the fingers all of this year. Have had many finger injuries over the years and maybe the creakiness is just to be expected. there is no pain or discomfort when climbing or performing other activities. the only real change to my routine this year over previous has been religiously cold-water-treatmenting my hands each evening, but the creakiness preceeded the cold watering.Any ideas, is this just to be expected as the body gets older?CheersRoddyHi Roddy, I would recommend hot/warm water rather than cold and 'creakiness' could be either tendons or joint noise. Nothing to worry about except keep the hands moving and stretch out all your finger joints prior to climbing. regards Matt
Hi SteveI'm certainly no spritely youth, am not particularly injured, but have just felt creaky in the fingers all of this year. Have had many finger injuries over the years and maybe the creakiness is just to be expected. there is no pain or discomfort when climbing or performing other activities. the only real change to my routine this year over previous has been religiously cold-water-treatmenting my hands each evening, but the creakiness preceeded the cold watering.Any ideas, is this just to be expected as the body gets older?CheersRoddy
Hi, seldom post and not quite sure how this thread works.Got to the lead wall quite a lot over the winter and managed to bump up grades from f6b/6b+ to f7a. Managed five so far and close to a 7a+ after one session. Do tiny tiny bit of weights and inconsistent finger boarding but not regular as don't like to train before going out on the rock.Have a recurrent issue-yesterday at the Gap in South Wales-warmed up 5+, 6a, 6a+ 6b and then got on a vertical power endurance 7a putting in the clips. On first redpoint within three or four moves got burning sensation in forearm and forearm contracts strongly up-it does not feel like I have any control over it and it takes effort to bring it back to straight, needless to say it is the end of climbing for the day, this is not the first time this has happened. There is no residual pain once I stop but once it has happened it feels like it could go again at any point in that session.In my mind it started two or three years ago on a steep 6b+ in Kalymnos when I was wearing a long sleeved top rolled half way up my forearms perhaps a bit too tight-not sure if I could have crushed something-may not be connected but it is frustrating when other things are going so well.Symptoms are so specific I am not sure how to search for it at the minute.So any ideas?Thanks in advanceRich
Just spent 45 minutes writing up and it failed to post! Devastating. Here it is again:Hi guys,4 weeks ago I was in Whistler on holiday and I gave downhill biking a go for 3 days. After every run my back 3 fingers were moulded tightly around the handlebars and it was painful to uncurl them. I knew this was because I was squeezing the handlbars hard and tried to release a little when I could. I also thought the soreness was temporary and likely because I was trying out an activity I wasn't used to. After a week of rest only my little fingers remained sore and it seemed like my hands were healing.Unfortunately, it's been another 3 weeks since and they've made little progress getting better. I've experienced almost every type of finger injury so far (tendons, pulleys, joints, ligaments, lumbricals, etc) and know what it feels like and what to do about it. This is like nothing I've experienced before - either that or I have a combination of the aforementioned injuries that is making it too difficult for me to isolate.With both little fingers, if I pull on them in an open-handed position there is pain along the sides of the finger and from the DIP joint. When I pull on them in a crimped position the pain is a lot worse and comes once again from the sides of the finger and around mainly the DIP joint, which is felt on the underside. However, my left little finger is worse than my right and displays some mild swelling around the base of the finger and there is pain when I prod the inside of the MCP joint. I still have maximum mobility and can carry out day-to-day tasks without noticing either, with the exception of stretching the MCP joint such as when using my hands flat to push myself up from the floor/chair.Thanks for any help or guidance.Jack (P.s. after my 2 visits to your practice the shoulder is more permanently up now with a bit of weighted shrug work and the pain on the inside of my elbow is diminishing at full lock as a result - thanks so much!)
Hi guys,Just got back from a 3 week trip and I've got a really tender spot in my palm, just where the crease is 2cm below the little finger is. Any ideas what it might be? It doesn't really hurt except for when I poke it.Cheers,Dave
HiI got back from a bouldering trip to Font a week ago. I've had a sore shoulder since leaving. I didn't fall and nothing unusual happend whilst climbing. I can can lift my arm forwards, back and up with no issue. If I try to lift my arm out to the side it hurts my shoulder once my hand is at waist height. I'm guessing rotator cuff? I'm not sure how long I should rest for? I found some exercises to do but I'm not sure how hard to push them? If at all.Any help much appreciatedCheersMatt
HiI was wondering if there are any exercises you could suggest to recover plantar flexion range of the ankle. I'm a good 15/20 degrees short on the right ankle ever since i broke it a year ago, and the Physio i was seeing wouldn't help me out as according to him i don't need to be able to fully extend my foot Google not been too helpful either. Are there any type of stretches or something that would actually help to recover those extra couple of inches? I'm already a bit of a short arse, so that extra range is pretty valuable to reach holds and the extra springiness in the more dynamic moves would be handy.Thanks a lot
Hi MattI have a tender spot in/around my Trapezius on the right side and also quite stiff around the neck and shoulders. It looks like there's a slight swelling you can see in the picture.I rested a few days then reduced the intensity of my sessions and have been doing neck stretches and shrugs, also tried using a tennis ball for massage but quite unsuccessfully. What would you recommend to get this sorted out?ThanksIan
Thanks Duncan and Matt, i'll be giving that a try.Yes, it could be hard to get anything out of it a year on, but i may as well try. Since nothing has been done so far i reckon i should get at least a little improvement, or i hope so at least.Fracture was a pilon + fibula which was effectively neglected for 2 months... and after that even though the doc sent an urgent referral for physio it still took a further 3 months for my first appointment to come through, only to end up with somebody fresh from school who said he didn't know what to do. So a further month to get re-referred to a second physio who gave up after 4 20 minute sessions saying that everything he would try i was already doing it by myself and there was no point in me going to see him any more. Got to love the NHS
The fracture you mention is a more complicated one than just the fibula.
test you calf raises and can you bounce on it?
Quote from: HPclinic on September 05, 2014, 01:00:05 pm The fracture you mention is a more complicated one than just the fibula. Yes, the fibula was incidental, so much so that the latest doc said there was no need to heal it as according to him it has no use Luckily it healed on its own, albeit in a rather funky configuration...Quote from: HPclinic on September 05, 2014, 01:00:05 pm test you calf raises and can you bounce on it?Calf raises barely. I can just about push on the toes and get the heel off the ground a little over an inch doing a single calf raise. Getting pretty strong with static strength though thanks to climbing. Bouncing no way as the calve is still not strong enough to 'launch' me and definitely not even close to cushion the landing through the ball of the foot if you know what i mean. Still going down stairs landing on the heel... Work in progress that is, but according to the physio since the muscle doesn't travel much then it won't strengthen either? Think he was talking out his ass though, as i'm definitely seeing improvements on that and with a bit of momentum i can feel the push when lightly skipping or trying to 'run' up stairs which it wasn't happening some weeks ago.Thanks