The Importance of Our Center: Outlining Thoracic Mobility and Core Stability
Have you found yourself using one of these ~excuses~ to account for poor climbing, poor performance, or just feeling stagnant? We face many obstacles when it comes to achieving what it is that we want – in personal lives and climbing careers alike.
A Unique Climbing Injury to the Knee –PCL Injuries
Imagine being on a roof climb where you’re bicycling with a hard toe-down and toe-hook to maintain tension in the feet to be able to make the next move; or maybe you need a drop knee to get your hips closer to the wall to match hands; or a heel hook around a volume [...]
Training and Testing in Climbing
A new series of articles has just published on the topics of Training and Testing in Rock Climbing. A description of the free article series is below, along with the entire downloadable PDF. Dr. Jared Vagy DPT has published an article within the series titled "Case Report: Using Telehealth to Treat Triceps Tendinopathy in [...]
Adaptive Rock Climbing
Over the past four decades adaptive climbing, also referred to as paraclimbing has become increasingly more popular. With fine-tuned adaptive gear and the presence of experts in the sport, adaptive climbing’s opportunity for community, competition and commitment to adventure is finding its place in the indoor and outdoor climbing arena. The first Extremity Games [...]
The Importance of Scapular Strength in Climbers
As climbers, many of us have experienced nagging pains or ongoing injuries, likely from the over-stoke that climbing tends to manifest. Maybe you recently discovered climbing and are diving headfirst into the sport, working your way up through the grades, daydreaming about the climb you couldn’t quite get to the top of during your [...]
Climbing for Two – Rock Climbing While Pregnant
Expecting a bundle of joy? No, I’m not talking about a package from Moosejaw. Rock climbing while pregnant and postpartum is a whole new adventure, with morning sickness, swollen feet, and a growing belly that won’t quite fit in your harness. Rock climbing for two sounds daunting, leaving expecting mothers unsure of how to [...]