1. Sports
(Forum)

Tips and tricks for returning to sports like softball, rock climbing, swimming, etc.

2. Re:2 days post op
(Forum/Surgery)

Wow no shower for 10 days you will be climbing the walls with that one, I hope OS has a good reason to protect it so much. Of course you can sponge bath and can wash your hair in the sink. Now about

3. Re:new to site....few questions!
(Forum/General Discussion)

...aron says if you can and your partner will understand then go for it. I am only 8 days post op and already climbing the walls...the exercise bike which was suggested by the PT really does nothing for...

4. Re:Pain has returned!! 6 Weeks out
(Forum/Physical Therapy and Recovery)

...e no doubt he will show us just how successful and how fast he returns. Personally I think returnig to rock climbing baseball/softball and contact sports are the most challenging and require the longe...

5. Re:surgery tough decision
(Forum/Surgery)

...may be against the idea of any surgery as I was originally. Your post answers you own question though...if climbing is a lifestyle for you then you must get the surgery and get back to enjoying your ...

6. surgery tough decision
(Forum/Surgery)

...10 oclock position. I did PT for 3 months with very little improvement. Was cleared by primary OS to give climbing a try. Results were not good, woke up the next day barely able to lift my arm to s...

7. Re:SLAP likely?
(Forum/General Discussion)

... going to take it easy for a few days. Really hoping this works, because it would be great to get back into climbing without needing surgery....

8. Re:SLAP = wear-and-tear ?
(Forum/General Discussion)

For me, rock climbing and weightlifting. I never heard or felt a pop. One day I just realized it had been hurting. It was initially diagnosed as an impingement, and the cortisone shot resolved most of

9. Re:Frustration
(Forum/General Discussion)

mkclimb, i too am a climber and have gone through the same things you speak of. climbing is not as much sport as it is community, culture and lifestyle. climbing your limit is only one element of c

10. Frustration
(Forum/General Discussion)

...th my shoulders. The fact that my life revolves around the sport I've come more to grips with - I work in a climbing gym coaching and instructing, and my best friends have been climbing partners. S...

11. Pain, ROM, trapezius, and exercise
(Forum/General Discussion)

... worry more about my right shoulder. The first time I was cleared to climb by the PT four months ago, I was climbing lightly when a hold spun and my arm jerked high with a small pop. No pain or weakne...

12. Re:new to site, any advice?
(Forum/General Discussion)

...xamined by a different OS than the first one I saw. He thinks that I need surgery If I want to get back to climbing. He also looked at the original MRI. First OS I saw said that I had a Labral tear ...

13. Re:July 8th surgery, a bit discouraged...
(Forum/General Discussion)

... rests right on my shoulder blade since there's almost no trap left on that side. I've been running or stairclimbing since about month 3. Shoulder itself feels pretty good...more stable, ROM has be...

14. Re:new to site, any advice?
(Forum/General Discussion)

...ken one bad misstep with a hand hold and gotten a torn labrum. If you truely want to get better and resume climbing, surgery is your best choice. At least you will get disability, I am self-employed ...

15. new to site, any advice?
(Forum/General Discussion)

... I just discovered SLAPTear.com. I have a Labral tear at the 10 oclock position Left shoulder. I was rock climbing an overhanging crack when my feet popped off of the rock. I had a very solid Left ...

16. Re:SLAP likely?
(Forum/General Discussion)

... rather be on the rock, and that is definitely a very good thing! There actually is life and fun outside of climbing! ;-) I actually climbed for about a year trying to treat it with cortisone and P...

17. Re:SLAP likely?
(Forum/General Discussion)

Having a shoulder injury definitely makes one realize how time consuming and how compelling rock climbing is. This injury has forced me to look deep and determine why I climb and what might happen if

18. Re:Success stories and returning to weightlifting...?
(Forum/Physical Therapy and Recovery)

...ard time relating. That's the good news! I'm back to doing pretty much everything I used to. I cut out rock climbing, not because I can't but because I try to do many other things. I do notice tha...

19. Re:SLAP likely?
(Forum/General Discussion)

...n nearly every way except it seems you are smarter than me. I started to feel better at month 4 and started climbing and easy boldering. I stayed away from long move and gastons, but I still pushed it...

20. Re:SLAP likely?
(Forum/General Discussion)

...worst he had seen. I climbed a lot in the last 15 years and centered my life around it. The time away from climbing (first 5 months of being injured and 9 months of recovery from surgery for a total ...

21. Re:SLAP likely?
(Forum/General Discussion)

... SE Asia, so I know what you mean. I think mine probably got overdone from the same thing - steep, powerful climbing on bad holds. And routesetting. Its interesting that your symptoms post-surgery ...

22. Indoor Climbing Wall
(Gallery/Andy's Pictures)

This is my corner unit climbing wall that I built in my bedroom.The link for this image is...http://slaptear.com/uploads/indoor_climbing_wall.jpg

23. About the site
(slaptear Content/slaptear Content)

My name is Andy and up till about a year ago I was a pretty avid rock climber. I had only been climbing about a year and had yet to climb outside. I had only ever climbed at the gym. While this sounds

24. ONE YEAR UPDATE
(Member Blogs/Andy's SLAP Tear Blog)

... want to know about is my shoulder. For those just joining here’s a quick background. I fell from the climbing wall several years ago. I had been climbing all day and was pretty tired. Instead o...

25. Huge Six Month Update
(Member Blogs/Andy's SLAP Tear Blog)

... repaired shoulder held up well, I even did a bit of bouldering on one of our hikes. About as close to rock climbing as I’ve been in about two years… Luckily my school has a rock wall in ...

26. 6 Week Doc Visit
(Member Blogs/Shirley's SLAP 2 Blog)

...bsp; Trust me, I'll be speaking up.  I'm to continue pendulum and begin the "wall climbing with the fingers."  Now if I can only get over superwoman syndrome..... ...

27. “Right on track” from the doc
(Member Blogs/Andy's SLAP Tear Blog)

...h exercises. He also said I can go back to pretty much all my day-to-day activities within reason. No, rock climbing isn’t a day-to-day activity. I asked if driving a stick shift would be okay a...

28. Week nine – feeling fine!
(Member Blogs/Andy's SLAP Tear Blog)

...ed that it has dramatically increased. Where I notice the biggest improvement is the finger ladder, as I am climbing a good foot higher than I was before. I still feel some twinges here and there but...

29. Not so grumpy at week eight
(Member Blogs/Andy's SLAP Tear Blog)

...d pain. They have me performing repetitions on a finger ladder. This is cool because it’s as close to climbing as I’m going to get for a while! The finger ladder is a vertical piece of woo...

30. First physical therapy session
(Member Blogs/Andy's SLAP Tear Blog)

...uire about the injury history. Why do all medical professionals grin when you start with, “I was rock climbing”? At any rate, I explained the injury a year or so ago, my attempts to rehab ...