Full Interview // Dr Jared Vagy: Pro Clinic on Climber Injuries, Rehab, and Prevention

In this Pro Clinic, Dr. Vagy covers the most common climber injuries, rehab, and prevention, including:
• Frequent shoulder injuries

• Simple exercises to strengthen the shoulder, build range-of-motion, and properly warm up before a session

• Why the elbow is a 'dumb joint'

• How to perform a simple self-assessment to determine what type of elbow issue you're having, and how to address it

• Lumbrical injury, and why it's unique to climbers

• Top 3 finger injuries (and which one now holds the top spot)

• The only proven warmup protocol to help prevent finger injury

• Why capsulitis has been on the rise in today's hard training culture

• What to do when you hear the dreaded 'pop' of a pulley

• Pulley rupture self-assessment, treatment, and recovery timelines

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This show is produced and hosted by Ryan Devlin, with post-production support by Glen Walker. The Struggle is carbon-neutral in partnership with The Honnold Foundation (www.honnoldfoundation.org/) and is a proud member of the Plug Tone Audio Collective, (www.plugtoneaudio.com/) a diverse group of the best, most impactful podcasts in the outdoor industry.
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[@catchffm28]

Needed that. Just the right time

[@titkos8]

Great conversation

[@thestruggleclimbingshow]

Thank you!!

[@HourRomanticist]

Nursing a 3 week old ankle injury while still training. Hope this will provide some useful knowledge!

[@thestruggleclimbingshow]

Sorry about the injury! We didn’t focus on lower body in this one but Jared’s website had a ton of great resources that I think you’ll find helpful. Good luck!