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    01/03/2006 23:09
    Luke Winn

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    01/03/2006 23:09
    Luke Winn

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    Hi, I haven't had any official diagnosis yet, but I have nodules forming beneath ring and pinky on both hands. My dad has just had surgery for his diagnosed DC and apparently my grandfather had it too, on my mother's side of the family.

    Anyhow, I first noticed the problem about 2 years ago and still now it dodesn't affect me physically at all. The thing is, I started wall climbing and bouldering recently and I wondered if there were any other climbers / boulderers out there who had any advice or stories to offer.

    Thanks
    01/05/2006 23:54
    Karl

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    01/05/2006 23:54
    Karl

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    		 rock climbin

    Check this:
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=16118302&query_hl=8&itool=pubmed_docsum
    01/06/2006 23:21
    Luke Winn

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    01/06/2006 23:21
    Luke Winn

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    Thanks, that was good information. I must say that I first got the symptoms of DC way before I started climbing. I really want to know if climbing exacerbates the contracture, or if it has, perhaps, a positive affect.

    I know that my hands have become much stronger since I started climbing, but I really want to know whether I should just quit, stick to easier grades, or push myself harder to keep up the strength of my hands.

    By the way, I'm 29 years old.

    Thanks again.

    Luke
    01/07/2006 23:40
    J Ann

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    01/07/2006 23:40
    J Ann

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    		 rock climbing

    Luke,

    I to am young (36) and started having swollen nodules under ring finger when I was 25. Had no strength or contracture problems until 34. At 34 I had visable signs of DC with contracture and pain. I am no rock climber but I am a runner and coach varsity track. my strength is much weaker and do have to change my physical activities. I can't imagine giving up my passion, stay climbing as long as you can ,listen to your body and do as much as you can for as long as you can... best wishes

    J Ann
    01/10/2006 23:51
    rod

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    01/10/2006 23:51
    rod

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    		 rock climbing

    In my experience rock climbing helps slow regression in that you are forced to stretch out perhaps breaking up the nodules? I had OS about 4 years ago and it has only just startyed to regress.
    01/22/2006 23:40
    dave cowl

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    01/22/2006 23:40
    dave cowl

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    		 DC and climbing/bouldering

    hi luke,

    ive been a climber for twelve or more years and have bouldered exclusively for 8 years.... i have had no previous history of DC in the family. My development of it occurs in conjuction with harder bouldering and campus boarding etc... where the holds are very small and the trauma high! i know alot of high level/high trauma climbers who have the condition also....so there is in my opinion an obvious link between the activity and the condition-and aggravation of it! climbing hard does not help me it causes slight pain and discomfort to the palm nodules but nothing to but me off training as normal! i would like to mention also my taking of glucosamone chondroitin which i no longer use!!!!

    hope this helps luke
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