I was in China for two months as the Physical Therapist for the Chinese Olympic Track and Field Team to prepare the athletes for the World Championships. On the flight to China, I put together a series of photos to introduce myself to the Olympic Athletes. During the first session with each athlete, I would show them [...]
I was invited out to Portland Rock Gym for a jam packed injury prevention clinic. We went over a climbing specific warm-up, muscle activation exercises and body positioning on the wall. It is amazing how much these clinic have grown.
Some behind the scenes action with climber Josh Levin, the 19 time youth national champion. A lot of fun and a great collaboration to begin to put out a series of new tape jobs to help climbers. More to come...Special thanks to photographer Ari Kirsch
This weekend I was in New York working on a new project with Sasha DiGulian. It was a pretty awesome setup, thanks to Stephen Gross and his assistant Nick Piltoff. We had full access to an indoor climbing wall and brought out all of the rehab tools. I performed a "Climber Evaluation" with [...]
A great post by TrainingBeta teaching professional climber Dan Mirsky some warm-up tips. It was a blast connecting with Dan. He'll be appearing in an athlete profile in my new book "Climb Injury-Free."
Red Rock Rendezvous is the nations largest outdoor climbing festival. Over 1100 climbers gather right outside Las Vegas Nevada each for three jam-packed days of climbing, clinics and activities. Clinics are hosted by some of the top professional climbers from across the country. Dr. Vagy, the author of “The Ultimate Climber – Prevent Injury [...]
Jonathan Siegrist came out to Los Angeles to collaborate with me on an upcoming project that I'm putting together and to get his body assessed for an injury prevention and rehabilitation program.
You feel a sharp pain across your finger after a long day of hanging on crimpers. Your finger is swollen and difficult to bend. You may have heard a snap or pop while pulling hard on a particular hold. It is likely that you strained or tore a pulley ligament in your finger.
Mesa Rim Climbing and Fitness Center hosted an awesome series of clinics by "The Climbing Doctor" for their staff, youth team and membership. It was an awesome turnout and a lot of fun!
I had the opportunity to speak with Neely Quinn on the Training Beta Podcast all about preventing and rehabilitation climbing injuries. Have a listen and check out the episode! Direct Stream iTunes link