Callus from rock climbing?
Despite what some people believe, you don't necessarily want built-up calluses on your hands for rock climbing, weightlifting, gymnastics, etc. Doing these activities will lead to calluses, but you should take care of your hands by using a pumice stone or similar product to keep the calluses thin. Thick dry calluses will just rip right off during heavy use, while well-maintained calluses will be flush with the rest of your hand and relatively soft yet still protect your hands from developing blisters. When you keep your calluses filed down, even though you wont see a callus on the outside the skin is still significantly thicker under these pads due to regular use. I don't know if lotion will have much of an effect on the calluses themselves, but I doubt it will hurt. Believe me, you want to do everything you can to prevent hand tears, since 1) they suck and 2) they set your calluses back to stage one with fresh raw thin skin. If you have significant callus development and tearing, you may want to consider taping your hands during climbing. There are many websites and books that offer hand taping techniques, depending on the type of climbing you are doing.
Peeling Hands. What should I do?
My hands have been peeling uncontrollably at the lower right or left palm (depends on the hand) and at my finger tips. I'm a bass player so people tell me that its the bass. Others tell me its dry skin, but I put lotion on everyday after I shower. My hands are also really wrinkly. Like there are wrinkles that aren't the basic ones. ( I guess.) Anyway, how do I treat this, and what was the cause?
How do I clean climbing shoes?
tldr; you don'tI've had 5 pairs of climbing shoes in the past 8 years, and have probably cleaned the interior of these shoes less than 5 times total. Most of these washes were with the first pair, during the initial period when they were new and shiny and when I absolutely adored them. Note that I'm only referring to cleaning the interior and uppers. Cleaning the sole before a climb is quite common and very important for getting good friction. This is typically done by wiping it on a pant leg or a patch of grass or with bare hands.Over the years, cleaning the other parts of the shoe seems more and more like a futile exercise. The reason for this is that the shoe is very difficult to clean, and very easy to dirty. To get it really clean, you would need to clean it as you would a sock. So basically soak it in warm soapy water, rinse multiple times and dry. And this is probably very bad for all the glue in the shoe. On the other hand, your feet are so dirty, particularly if you climb outdoors and have to walk around barefoot before putting on your shoes. Then because the uppers of the shoes are made of fabric, and built to hug your feet closely, they retain the dirt on your feet uniquely well.So if you model the state of dirtiness of the shoe, you'd see that it converges to asymptotic dirtiness very quickly. This is a state where dirt in = dirt out. In this state, you can imagine that half of the time, when you take your foot out of the shoe and plant it on the ground, you're actually dirtying the ground. Given these characteristics, cleaning a shoe just isn't worth the effort. You're better off cleaning other things that converge to a clean(er) state, or have more difficulty converging to a dirty state.
Putting rubbing alcohol on your hands to stop sweating?
well this is what happened with me and my bf . ok well wen we hold hands his hands are v. sweaty and he found out about that theory and tried it but really it didnt work atall it just smelt really bad and we got accused of having alcohol and he got grounded not good story but it is true, if u have to try it then ask ur parents for advice even tho it may be embarresin xx p.s powder helps , my bf uses many diff types of powder and not oily lotion , just try a few out and see what works for YOU! sorry if i didnt help , i just wanted to warn u lol xxx
How do you prevent skin avulsions when doing rock climbing?
Treat your hands well. Use a good moisturizing lotion an hour or two before climbing, I prefer aveno because it soaks in very well. Eucerine and others that are oil based tend to absorb very slowly and leave a film.Use a repair balm after climbing. I use climb on or Burts Res Q ointment.I think most important is to take care of calluses by filing them down. Almost every skin tear I’ve had that wasn’t caused by sharp rock or an acute incident was in relation to the rapid removal of a callus while climbing.Here’s a good article as well: Hand & Skin Care for Rock ClimbingBy dumb luck when I was sitting in a hot tub one time, I realized that a large piece of limestone or sandstone is better than any hand file. Takes just a few seconds to smooth out an entire hand.
Does rock climbing help prevent carpal tunnel syndrome?
Not per se. Flexing your wrist and moving your fingers simultaneously will strain the tendons which can become inflamed and then press on the median nerve.Consider your wrist like a rope being pulled in a game of tug of war. The rope moves effortlessly through the air as both teams pull on the rope. Now drape the rope over the apex of a roof and pull it back and forth. It will thus grind into the roof. That is sort of what happens when you flex both the flexors and the wrist at the same time.Mainly though, this is also a dual muscular pull which is using two groups of muscles to do one thing at a time. Although we can do that, we shouldn't. A muscle can only do one thing at a time. For instance, if you were to punch someone, you would backswing then forward swing. You can’t do both at the same time. Technically, you can’t do that with your fingers, hands, wrist either. But even though you can force them to do this, it is still bad. All those muscles are interconnected. Pull on two at the same time, they will strain the tendons.
Does frequent climbing lead to hand and finger issues?
Climbing lap 5.5-5.10 one week more than 5,000 ft in gym. (When I was 20 years younger we actually climbed a single 5,000 ft day outside, the next day we were useless. Running belay. One car sized bolder fell of the wall while holding onto it, I am sure I let go, I am sure it hit the ground and made a lot of noise, but really what I cared about was that my partner caught the fall. We had actually tried once before but only got about 4000 to 4,500 ft in that day.)Climbing 5 laps on 5.12 and climbing more laps 5.10-5.12 - 5,000 + ft in one monthOk that was sort of climbing hard.Consequences 3 months without climbing. Tendonitis in all fingers, difficulty with ring and watch, could not even make open U turn with fingers much less touching my palm, was impossible even with help from pushing. After a month of this, while climbing, I stopped climbing and went the doctor and then hand specialists. First was Rx non steroid anti inflammatory --> was still getting worse (without climbing) and got carpel tunnel syndrome (swollen tendons cut of nerves) for a week both hands went to sleep. Steroid pills, steroid shots, 3 months of rest. Every day I still have some tingling and sleeping hands, multiple fingers, though I can now touch my palm with my fingers. Getting better but still bad. Had a test of nerve function with stimulus and recording device, not good, but not bad enough for surgery. No real plan back from the specialist about what to do other than keep resting and waiting. I want my climbing addition back.Still not better yet... Tendonitis and carpel tunnel suck big time.I am getting left hand carpel tunnel surgery this week, right hand will follow later.Now climbing 5.13 for the first time in my life and did a mile of gym vertical in 5.5 hours iincluding several changes of clothes and dinner. Surgery works. Maturity and technique over youth and brute.
How do i get fiberglass from shingles off my hands?
Gonna sound wierd but pantyhose or panties work best, they snag the fibers. (old ones out of the rag bag)
What's an effective remedy for sore hands and fingers from grappling (jiu-jitsu)?
Building hand strength and stamina is ideal. Hang from a bath towel, rock climbing, or finger tip push-ups are some of the best methods. Also, when you're training every once in awhile step back and gauge how tight your grip is and consider how tight it needs to be for what you are trying to do. You typically don't need to use 100% of your gripping power 100% of the time. Doing this will help you conserve your grip for when you need it most.Last, make sure to warm up your hands before you start, stretch before and after.