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difdclimber
Mar 30, 2007, 12:30 AM
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Lately i have had this strange stiffness in my nuckles/hands, its not limited me to making a strong fist or anything its just "stiff" or "tight" when i do. I can still grip things and what not any ideas what it could be? Thanks
-Doug
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styndall
Mar 30, 2007, 12:50 AM
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You lost your k's. That's my diagnosis.
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difdclimber
Mar 30, 2007, 2:12 AM
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lost my k's? What does that mean?
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difdclimber
Mar 31, 2007, 4:58 AM
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Any other ideas?
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mingleefu
Mar 31, 2007, 5:20 AM
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difdclimber wrote: lost my k's? What does that mean?
"nuckles" is spelled "knuckles".
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nudge_nudge
Mar 31, 2007, 6:12 AM
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haha
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reverse_dyno
Mar 31, 2007, 7:15 PM
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I get the same thing after climbing hard. It goes away after a few days of not climbing. I read it is caused by fluid buildup in the joints from the stress (do not remember where I read that). The fluid is supposed to protect and help the joints move. However, when you do not move the joints it makes them feel stiff.
Take a rest from climbing for a few days and see if it goes away.
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difdclimber
Apr 3, 2007, 4:34 PM
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Thanks, i just went climbing the other day and they're still stiff, but it's weird because i can still make a fist hard and grab things. so it's not like i lost strength.
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azpastordude
Apr 12, 2007, 10:55 PM
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My hands do the same thing... After a few rest days, it seems to chill out. Although I do think I did something a little more serious to the middle knuckle on my right middle finger pulling on a monodoigt. I can't seem to shake the pain on that one...
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difdclimber
Apr 12, 2007, 11:21 PM
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Is this arthritis? IF so does anyone here climb with arthritis? would i still be able to climb? thanks
-Doug
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difdclimber
Apr 12, 2007, 11:39 PM
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Thanks i'd appreciate it if you asked them about it. Thanks again
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azpastordude
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Well, the guys I talked to told me that other than keeping your tendons stretched out and popping some Advil time to time, there's not much you can do about it. One guy seems to have a tougher go with it than the others, but he says that once he get warms up and climbing, he doesn't really notice it.
Hope that helps. Good luck!
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monkeychild
Apr 22, 2007, 1:40 AM
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I wouldn't worry about it too much - when you climb a lot, you get more fluid in your joints as lubricant. then when you don't move them so much, i think the extra fluid is what's making them sore.
Try stretching and moving your fingers.... sometimes that reduces the stiffness for me.
Especially when i first wake up.
Do you ever ice your fingers after climbing?
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difdclimber
Apr 29, 2007, 1:08 AM
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I haven't iced them but it's not a bad idea. ill try it tomorrow, thanks for all the help guys you really answered my questions. ill keep ya updated
-Doug
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limeydave
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I'm having the exact same thing this past couple of weeks.
Thanks for the thread, I was worried it might be tendonitis, but the explainations here make more sense as the stiffness is in most of my fingers and joints, not just specific areas.
It takes forever for my hands to warm up, and closed crimps are painful, but Motrin, more rest days and gentle open handed warm-ups are helping it get slowly better.
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fluxus
Apr 29, 2007, 6:45 PM
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Inflamation of the joint capsule, flexor tendons and pulleys is common after climbing, because climbing, and specifically bouldering is very hard on the fingers. Getting enough rest, and using ice are two good ways to prevent injury and reduce the inflamation.
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difdclimber
Apr 30, 2007, 11:02 PM
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fluxus wrote: Inflamation of the joint capsule, flexor tendons and pulleys is common after climbing, because climbing, and specifically bouldering is very hard on the fingers. Getting enough rest, and using ice are two good ways to prevent injury and reduce the inflamation.
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fluxus
Apr 30, 2007, 11:09 PM
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If you are a teen, be carefull of how much crimping you do, the number of growth plate injuries in young climbers seems to be on the rise. Starting icing down right away, even if its just 20min a day while watching TV.
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difdclimber
May 2, 2007, 2:00 AM
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fluxus wrote: If you are a teen, be carefull of how much crimping you do, the number of growth plate injuries in young climbers seems to be on the rise. Starting icing down right away, even if its just 20min a day while watching TV.
Crimping? sorry what's that? What should i look to do not to injure them? just work my way up (time wise and frequency) of how much and when i climb?
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) who climb hard on a regular basis. I'll ask them if they deal with it, and what they do. 
