Post by erick on Feb 9, 2016 13:31:39 GMT -7
As I was warming up for my first HB workout this season I lightly strained what I believe is the A4 tendon on my pinky. It was not horribly painful and there was no mechanize of injury but caused me enough concern that I taped it tightly. With it taped I can climb and HB without pain. While warming up I tape with the x method. But while using the HB I have been first wrapping the pinky (starting around the A4 wrapping down to the base) with a thin strip of kinesio tape, then going over that using standard athletic tape in the x method. To rehab I have been taking aleve to keep swelling down (there has not been any yet) and using a rice bucket to strength finger extensors.
The finger seemed to be getting better but it has regressed a bit and now all of my warmup and HBing are done with tape on my finger. So my two questions are, since I can climb/HB without pain while taped should I continue with what I have been doing, when should I remove the tape and test the finger? Or should I instead climb, HB without tape but only use grips which do not involve the pinky or strain it?
Eric
The finger seemed to be getting better but it has regressed a bit and now all of my warmup and HBing are done with tape on my finger. So my two questions are, since I can climb/HB without pain while taped should I continue with what I have been doing, when should I remove the tape and test the finger? Or should I instead climb, HB without tape but only use grips which do not involve the pinky or strain it?
Eric
