Dr. Julian Saunders

Climbing is hard on your joints, but take care of yourself and you can minimize the damage or at least delay the inevitable.

Climber has elbow pain, and of course wonders, "Can I keep climbing?"

Wrist pain following a training injury is probably referred from the climber's palm or forearm. The good news is, you can probably climb.

Having strong, well-balanced shoulders is your best chance of a) avoiding the knife, b) climbing anything, and c) a successful surgical outcome.

Leader falls 25 feet and lands directly on her head, setting off a host of injuries.

A pulley rupture can affect the volar plate and its role in finger flexion. Or is this climbing injury a pulley strain alone? The advice is the same.

How to maintain while rehabbing: Crimp less (much less), open-hand more, train smart.

Given the muscular development and general load put through their forearms, are candidates for nerve-compression syndromes.

A reader asks whether climbing indoors or in the shade makes climbers susceptible to osteomalacia, or softening of the bones, due to vitamin D deficiency.

Nagging wrist pain, origin possibly skateboarding, affects climbing for years.

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Rock climbing is by nature tough on the fingers. But climbers themselves can do a lot to minimize their risk of injury.

A doctor answers questions on climbers' elbow injuries, and gives advice on how to understand, address, and prevent them.

Staying healthy and fit as you age needn't be a mystery. Here's how to do it.

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Check out Dr. Julian Saunders's author page.

Are two sorta high-tech (sounding) elbow treatments for climbers worth the time and money? Our intrepid doctor gives us the real dope.