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lippsjr
Jan 28, 2013, 11:56 PM
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Hey,
I'm really at a lost on my injury.
I was on a very technical crimpy route when I had my righthand in a full crimp and felt a sudden pain to my right ring finger. I shook it out and attempted the route some more, only noticing the pain in the midsection between the two joints when I went back to that full crimp position. It was definitely not a bone/joint/arthritis pain. Saw a doctor and took an xray - no fractures or brakes. They said stay off of it, ice it, etc.
That was five months ago.
Day-to-day I have no pain, but whenever I put my right ring finger in that full crimp position and hold it, I feel a surge of pain between the two joints in that midsection. It's isolated to the area and when I pull it out of the position, the pain almost stops immediately. There is slight inflammation on top of the finger that has receded in time - though still pronounced in comparison to the others.
I have a date with a specialist, but he's not available for weeks.
Any information helps.
Thanks.
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redlude97
Jan 29, 2013, 2:07 AM
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sounds like a pulley injury
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cracklover
Jan 29, 2013, 2:14 PM
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lippsjr wrote: Hey, I'm really at a lost on my injury. I was on a very technical crimpy route when I had my righthand in a full crimp and felt a sudden pain to my right ring finger. I shook it out and attempted the route some more, only noticing the pain in the midsection between the two joints when I went back to that full crimp position. It was definitely not a bone/joint/arthritis pain. Saw a doctor and took an xray - no fractures or brakes. They said stay off of it, ice it, etc. That was five months ago. Day-to-day I have no pain, but whenever I put my right ring finger in that full crimp position and hold it, I feel a surge of pain between the two joints in that midsection. It's isolated to the area and when I pull it out of the position, the pain almost stops immediately. There is slight inflammation on top of the finger that has receded in time - though still pronounced in comparison to the others. I have a date with a specialist, but he's not available for weeks. Any information helps. Thanks.
You've almost certainly strained or ruptured a finger pulley. Classic symptoms.
You can search here on rc.com for a lot more info, but here are a few places to start:
What's where in your fingers -> http://www.wheelessonline.com/image2/phl3.jpg
What you need -> http://www.amazon.com/...323794944&sr=1-1
My experience and what I learned from it -> http://www.rockclimbing.com/...4;page=unread#unread
Good luck!
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Tfinney110
Jan 29, 2013, 2:57 PM
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You do NOT need to spend $175 on an over priced book. You can easily find what your looking for searching rc.com or the internet.
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camhead
Jan 29, 2013, 5:08 PM
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As everyone upthread has said, it's probably some sort of pulley injury; I'm surprised that your doctor did not bring that up, he or she would have to be really clueless not to.
Not surprised that it was your ring finger, those tend to be the ones that get injured the most frequently: they're weak like a pinky, but get subjected to the same loads that you put on your index or middle.
Pulley/tendon injuries can be really touchy and diverse. Sometimes they come with a discernible "pop," other times they start gradually the next day. Sometimes they will swell your finger to the size of a sausage, other times they won't. Sometimes you can climb around them by working on slopers or cracks, other times you can't. Recovery can take a week, or six months.
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lippsjr
Jan 29, 2013, 11:30 PM
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Thank you, everyone. The info helps and means a lot to me. Could anyone share stories or knows links to comparable pulley injuries where the healing took this long? And what the final outcome was?
I'm really trying to gauge whether I'll return to my passion of climbing this year... At this point, I've come to accept that it may be permanent...
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onceahardman
Jan 30, 2013, 6:17 PM
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lippsjr, I used to contribute here more often. Cracklover has linked to several relevant threads.
In general, wait a few days until you have no pain at rest. Don't keep poking and pulling on your finger to see if it still hurts. Move the fingers (make a fist, then spread the fingers) hundreds of times a day, as long as that does not make your symptoms worse.In a couple weeks, start doing a bit of resistive exercise.
Also, learn to use and trust the open grip, instead of crimping. You will have less chance of re-injury.
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lippsjr
Jan 31, 2013, 1:07 AM
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Again, thank you!
I'll try to figure those link things out as I convalesce.
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