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Can I train to do a 9a+ redpoint or an 8c on sight without risking tendonitis or anorexia? How many pull-ups on a flared mono-finger can I do and what should I think if on the fourth I feel a snap and a lot of pain? Will my hands be in a wheelchair at 60? Does tennis elbow also affect plumbers? Is cortisone or handcuffs the biggest danger? Can my child use a pan Gullich between feedings?
These and many other questions will be answered in this unmissable text! Everything you need to understand climbing-related pathologies and treat them or get treated in the best possible way. Those who climb often have to deal with tendonitis, joint injuries and muscle damage, which do not always find an exhaustive answer from doctors and specialists, who are more experienced in knee and ankle pathologies - related to more popular sports such as football or basketball - than in those of the fingers and hands.

Dr. Thomas Hochholzer Born in 1958 in Altötting, Germany, specialized in orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. He completed his studies with a thesis on altitude physiology. Since 1997 he has been practicing in his private clinic in Innsbruck, Austria. Thomas has been climbing since 1978 and has been a member of numerous expeditions to Alaska, India, Tibet and New Guinea. He has conducted numerous scientific studies on climbing injuries and has published a manual entitled Trekking und Hönhenbergsteigen (Trekking and Mountain Medicine).

Dr. Volker Schoeffl He graduated from the University of Wuerzburg, Germany, and specializes in injury surgery and sports medicine. He is the doctor of the German national climbing team and a member of the UIAA Medical Commission. Volker has been climbing for more than twenty years and has freed several routes up to 8b. He has participated in numerous expeditions to Nepal, Borneo and Burma. He studies the mechanisms of climbing injuries, a topic on which he has published several papers and holds seminars.