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Posts tagged pain

It's all in the Wrist! 4 Exercises for Stronger Wrists

I have cysts in my wrists..ganglion cysts to be exact. When I ran track in college, the cysts made it difficult to hold myself in the blocks. In climbing, the cysts made it so I had to avoid most slopers. I was okay with avoiding slopers. But one day, disaster struck…the cysts made it so I couldn’t hold crimps!! My coach at Lattice Training suggested 4 exercises to strengthen my wrists. I was a bit skeptical that they would make a huge difference, but after one week, I was back on crimps!!

Favia Dubykfavia dubykMarch 13, 2023climbing training, wrist, pain, climbingComment

Injured? Chronic Pain? Try These Tips!

I was 13 years old when I suddenly collapsed while I was walking to my science class. I couldn’t walk. I went to several doctors who could not offer any solutions, apart from major surgery. My mom finally took me to a chiropractor who adjusted my back and eased my pain. I found out that I suffered from hip subluxation, which is partial dislocation of the hip out of the socket. Simple movement such as walking or bending over caused my hip to pop out of the joint. For the rest of my life, I would need to see a chiropractor.

Favia DubykFavia DubykSeptember 10, 2018Climbing, health, accupuncture, dry needling, prolotherapy, injured, rotator cuff, pain, chronic pain, pain managementComment