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About three months ago, I was doing pullups on rock rings and felt something pop in my left hand. Either my index or middle finger felt stiff and sore for a while, I took it easy and now it's fine.

About a month ago, I noticed some pain in my right index finger, figured I had injured it like the time before and have laid off the pullups ever since.

The thing is, I don't remember hurting it, and the pain is different. It feels about like a jammed finger, sometimes in the knuckle attached to my palm, sometimes in the next one up, sometimes some swelling and sometimes no swelling.

About two weeks ago, it seemed to move over to my mddle finger, sometimes both. I finally decided it had nothing to do with doing pullups and did one set of five today. The first two fingers feel just a little stiff, possible minor swelling, and now my ring finger is feeling it too.

I hate to say it, but I'm wondering if I'm getting arthritis? My mom has it bad, fingers and toes crossed in the resting position.

Thge pain seems to have little connection to any specific activity, it just comes and goes at random.

So, three questions...

How do you warm up before finger strength exercise?

If the pain remains unchanged after today's single set, can I go back to regular workouts without much fear of re-injury?

Anyone know anything about climbing with arthritis? My mom says that if that's the case, then the harder you use the affected areas, the faster they deteriorate. Anyone able to refute this?

not a clue, but have u seen some sort of a docter about this?

I just tore two tendons in my left hand. Its not to fun.

I don't know anything about arthritis, sorry. I've been using Power Putty for years and it has helped me get through numerous hand/finger injuries. http://www.bodytrends.com/pwrputty.htm (I recommend soft/medium color green)

We used to do hand exercises and stretches before we did pt. When we ran I would get this "fat" feeling in my knees. I thought I was f'ing up my knees. I spoke to the Sargent about it and he said that eveyone goes through the same thing when they first start pushing themselves. His remendy was to drink lots of water and after 30 days if it was still there then we would go see la medicin. He was right, after about drowning myself for a month the "fat" feeling went away. It never did really hurt, it just felt "fat"

If after a couple weeks of Chondriotin/Glucosamine.It doesnt feel better,its not the joints,it's tendons. Read up on the above before taking it ,It isnt for everyone. There could be side effects.

"It never did really hurt, it just felt "fat""

That is a pretty good description...an occasional minor twinge but it always feels "fat" like it is injured and is swollen.

I like the power putty idea too Artsay. it seemed kind of silly to warm up for pullups by doing....pullups...but I suppose I can make do with a rubber ball till I get some of that putty.

....um...........oh nevermind....

No issues from yesterday's set, except the first and ring fingers still feel "fat" so I'm going to warm up and do several sets and see what happens.

Not real impressed with doctors treating arthritis...they got my mom for literally tens of thousands of dollars worth of drugs, and apart from some pretty horrid side effects, it seems mostly like witchery.

Not putting down doctors, this just seems to be one of those things where people hurt enough to spend money on a long shot, where no real cure exists.

jeffers_mz wrote:I was doing pullups on rock rings and felt something pop in my left hand.

I guess you haven't had the chance to master the iron cross?

whats the iron cross, please teach me wise climber

The iron cross is where you hold both your arms straight out to the side while hanging on rock rings... the rock rings are supposed to simulate gymnastic rings, in which, the iron cross is a regular movement for gymnists.

I can't do it... fun to try until the ligaments in your shoulder start to pop.