| There are many risks to rock climbing.
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| | years if you train often. Medically,
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| Some of them are more serious than others
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| | tendonitis is a result of overuse,
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| and some of them are downright uncommon.
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| | repetitive and sustained exertion,
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| However, there is one common risk that
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| | awkward sustained postures, insufficient
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| many rock climbers overlook, the risk of
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| | recovery times, and cold weather.
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| chronic tendonitis. Tendonitis is a real
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| | All of these are common circumstances for
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| problem that many climbers experience and
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| | a climber, someone who is often
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| because it seems minor at the time they
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| | overexerting themselves in awkward
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| will try to climb through it, eventually
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| | positions and cold weather. It is no
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| making their situation worse.
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| | wonder then that climbers contract
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| Tendonitis
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| | tendonitis so often.
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| The condition is called tendonitis
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| | Treatment
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| because it is quite literally the
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| | If you do suffer from an inflammation of
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| inflammation of your tendons. It can
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| | one of your tendons, you must step away
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| happen essentially anywhere in your body
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| | from climbing, resting your affected body
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| and often results in more severe injuries
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| | part, while icing it for at least 24
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| if ignored. The tendon is the fibrous
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| | hours and as long as 48 hours. In
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| tissue that connects your bones to your
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| | addition, you should apply heat after
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| muscles, meaning if you fail to treat it,
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| | icing to relax the muscles. Add an NSAID
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| you are weakening the essential
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| | pain killer such as ibuprofen as well to
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| connection between parts of your body.
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| | reduce swelling. Tylenol works in some
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| Tendonitis can occur in your shoulders,
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| | situations, but is not nearly as
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| forearms, elbows, or fingers while
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| | effective as aspirin or ibuprofen.
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| climbing and is usually the result of
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| | Long Term Problems
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| overexertion or repetitious motions such
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| | If you do not deal with your tendonitis
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| as using a specific hold over and over
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| | quickly, it can start to become worse and
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| again.
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| | will eventually cause you your tendons to
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| Tendonitis Symptoms
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| | weaken, resulting in a possible tear. If
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| For those suffering from tendonitis, the
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| | your tendonitis does not subside or
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| symptoms are often similar, regardless of
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| | lessen within two weeks, you should visit
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| where it strikes. First, you will notice
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| | a doctor and discuss your situation for
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| a sharp or persistent, achy pain. It
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| | more pointed treatments, including
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| might become tender and start to swell,
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| | physical therapy, prescription strength
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| followed by a restriction of movement in
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| | drugs, ultrasounds, or medical injection
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| the area of the injury. Weakness in
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| | to reduce inflammation. If your
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| surrounding joints will usually follow.
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| | tendonitis gets bad enough it may even
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| For climbers, the most common and
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| | require surgery to repair tendon damage.
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| affective form of tendonitis is in the
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| | Tendonitis is a serious condition that
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| fingers. Finger tendonitis results in
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| | can eventually cause long term damage if
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| sharp pain in the affected finger or
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| | not handled correctly and quickly. For a
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| fingers along with a lingering pain that
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| | climber, this can mean the end of a hobby
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| shoots upward to your elbow.
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| | or lifestyle. Take care of your body and
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| Why do Climbers Get Tendonitis
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| | ensure that if you start to feel the pain
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| Tendonitis is so common among climbers
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| | and discomfort of tendonitis, it is dealt
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| that you can probably expect to suffer
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| | with in the right manner.
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| from it at least once every couple of
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