Two men in a climbing gym, one practicing hanging on a grip structure while the other assists. Background shows climbing walls with colorful holds. "GOAT Climbing Gym" is visible on a padded pillar.
Person taping a finger with athletic tape, close-up view, sitting on a surface with visible legs and shorts.

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Dr. Miguel using a massage tool to break up scar tissue on a climber's finger.
Close-up of a red portable rock climbing hangboard with three pockets and a black rope handle on a stone background.

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Logo of PhysiVantage featuring a climber silhouette with the slogan "Stronger Body. Better Climbing!"
Portable climbing fingerboard trainer with black rope, set against a stone background.
Person using a wooden grip strength training device with resistance bands in a gym setting.
Rhino Skin Solutions logo in bold orange letters with a stylized rhino horn above the 'I' and 'Skin Solutions' text below.
Wooden block labeled 'Fictitious Pinch' with a looped cord attached, against a plain background.

Recommended Rehab Tools*

These are some tools that I find useful in treating some of the more common climbing injuries. Click on the image to shop.

Wave Tool: soft tissue scraper for increasing blood flow and break up small scar tissue. Commonly used in fingers and forearms.

Blue plastic hand paddle with "Wave" logo on a white background

Sliders: Portable sliders that decrease the surface friction when performing exercises. Useful in exercises that require weight bearing and controlled movement.

Azure Life core sliders with instructional guides and packaging

Thera Band (loose band): Loose resistance bands in a variety of resistances. Super portable, stretchy, and useful for any crag and gym workout.

Resistance bands in various colors with a person using a blue band for exercise.

Finger web extensors: affordable finger extensor exercise equipment. Comes in different resistances. Used to strengthen the finger extensors.

Set of six finger resistance bands in various colors, designed for hand strengthening exercises, with two demonstration images showing usage on hands.

Weighted Plyometric Balls: Portable small weights in the form of a ball. These are great for wrist and shoulder perturbation and shockload training.

GoSports weighted training balls set with gray drawstring bag, featuring six different colors and weights: orange 250g, red 350g, green 450g, pink 150g, yellow 200g, and blue 100g.

Thera Band (looped band): Looped resistance bands in a variety of resistances. These are more useful in lower body strengthening exercises and perturbation training.

Set of five colorful resistance bands labeled with varying levels of resistance: X-Heavy, Heavy, Medium, Light, X-Light, produced by TechStone.

Resistance Bar/Stick: Flexible resistance bar that comes in a variety of resistances to progress/regress the difficulty. Useful in wrist/elbow strengthening.

Flexible resistance bars with hands twisting a blue bar, FitBeast brand, 4-pack in yellow, green, blue, and red colors.

Foam Pad: Soft foam pad useful in creating an unstable surface. Can be used for all types of lower body balance and perturbation training.

Blue balance foam pad for exercise and physical therapy.

Penguin Fingers: Cold + compression packs designed for the fingers! Useful in acute injuries and after a long session. Also comes in wrist/elbow/knee sleeves.

Hand with two blue finger sleeves labeled 'penguin fingers' on the middle and ring fingers.

TFCC Widget: The classic wrist brace you see all across the gym. Primarily for TFCC injuries, but overall useful in stabilizing the wrist and can be used during climbing.

WristWidget wrist support on hand next to product packaging with instructions and features.

Kinesiotape: Athletic dynamic tape used for all types muscle/joint injuries to provide extra support. Can be used while climbing and lasts 2-3 days at a time.

Roll of black athletic kinesiology tape with white geometric pattern.

Coban Wrap: This self-adhesive tape is super useful in decreasing inflammation. Typically used after climbing, particularly useful in treating finger joint synovitis.

Six rolls of beige self-adhesive bandage tape arranged in two rows on a white background.

Climbing Tape: The classic finger tape everyone swears is the cure to all things climbing injury. Super easy to tear and apply! Useful for finger and wrist injuries.

Athletic finger tape by FrictionLabs in black, with packaging. Includes a roll of tape. Text on box: 'Hold Tight. Don’t Hold Back.' Dimensions: 1.5-inch x 10 yds.

Bosu Ball (mini): A smaller version of the bosu ball, a half dome used for all types of balance and proprioception training. Useful in training stability!

Blue BOSU Sport Balance Trainer with black base for fitness exercises.

Hand Exercisers: All in one grip strengthening tool. Useful in training forearm flexors and extensors, super portably and lightweight.

Hand exercise balls with finger resistance bands in purple, red, and orange, featuring multiple rings for finger exercises.

Foam Roll: Medium sized foam roller for all your self muscle knot treatments. I use these a lot in hip, lower, and upper back mobility exercises.

Black foam roller for exercise and massage therapy

Climbing Sling: Not just for the Trad climbers! Useful tool to easily set up for finger training. Can be tied around or stepped on to provide an immovable point.

Gray nylon climbing sling with GM Climbing logo

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