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Pull Ups and Tendonitis

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Chag · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jun 2009 · Points: 45

Do folks have thoughts on if pull-ups would aggravate a tendonitis problem in the lower digits of the ring fingers? It's almost completely gone except for some occasional very light stiffness or dull pain after over a month of rest. I'd like start work on getting some strength back. Thanks in advance for any advice.

Aerili · · Los Alamos, NM · Joined Mar 2007 · Points: 1,875
Chag wrote:a tendonitis problem in the lower digits of the ring fingers?
I don't understand what this means: what are lower digits of the ring finger? More precise anatomical terms would be helpful with such complex things as fingers.

You could try pull-ups with hand/wrist wraps or hand hooks (commonly used in regular gyms everywhere) to reduce load off the fingers/hands in order to test it out.
Chag · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jun 2009 · Points: 45

Ah yes. A finger is a digit, isn't it. I meant by the base of the finger. From an anatomy picture, it looks like the center of the pain is by the bottom of the A2 or maybe the top of the CO.

I'm pretty sure it's tenosynovitis, it matches up exactly with the description in One Move Too Many. It's been around for a year and a half despite some long rests, although I wasn't as strict about the rest I was this time.

I'm heading to Arco in a month though, and I need to get back to climbing to get in a little better shape. At this point it has felt almost completely healed for a couple weeks, so I'm planning to start lightly getting back into climbing.

I'll look for those hooks or wraps in the gym.

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