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Hand doctor in Boulder/Louisville area?

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Forest Hill · · Denver, CO · Joined May 2003 · Points: 25

I'm noticing some apparently random hand pain lately, and want to make an appointment to get it looked at. Can anyone recommend a good hand doc in the Boulder/Louisville area?

Thanks!

Ben Walburn · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jul 2007 · Points: 680

I used Dr. Fry. I do not recommend him.

Martin le Roux · · Superior, CO · Joined Jul 2003 · Points: 401

Try Dr. David Conyers ( coloradohandandarm.com ). He was recommended to us by a couple of MDs after our daughter injured her thumb in a skiing accident. We were very happy with him.

Bapgar 1 · · Out of the Loop · Joined Oct 2007 · Points: 90

Unless your hand is actually broken in some way I'd recommend finding a good OT the specializes in hand therapy.
90% of the routine hand injuries we as climbers experience are not something that an Orthopedist is going to have any useful input on.

Just trying to save you some time and money.
good luck

sesser125 · · Boulder, CO · Joined Mar 2006 · Points: 195

I saw Dr Ken Duncan out of Loveland/Fort Collins. He is a climber and has done many FA's around the front range. Unfortunately Brent is correct, they cannot do much for you. My doc said he had tried everything short of surgery on his own fingers/hands in the past and that nothing really helped, just rest and stop doing things that cause pain was his suggestion. If you have lost mobility or movement then see a specialist if not just wait it out.

S

Malcolm Daly · · Hailey, ID · Joined Jan 2001 · Points: 380

Bump here for Ken Duncan. Badass climber and kayaker so he get it. He works at the Orthopedic Center of the Rockies in Ft. Collins.
Mal

Forest Hill · · Denver, CO · Joined May 2003 · Points: 25

Thanks, Folks. I'm going to try Dr. Conyers first, in the hopes that it's an easy thing. If it gets complicated, it may justify the drive up to Dr. Duncan.

I don't have a specific injury, and I don't even think it's necessarily climbing related. It started back in August, and I hadn't been climbing hardly at all for the past couple of years. Just felt like sore fingers (strained tendons or something) and I expected it to go away on its own. But it's gradually gotten worse, and seems to have sort of moved around a bit.

I've started climbing a bit recently, and it doesn't actually seem to affect/be affected by my climbing one way or another, so I'm not really sure what's going on.

I'm fearful that it's some kind of arthritis or something, tho that seems kind of absurd to happen at 36.

Anyway, thanks for all the recommendations!

Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

Colorado
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