Getting professional help for climbing injuries

You can access any number of professionals to help you through your injury. The key points to remember when looking for professional help are:

• Make sure they are appropriately qualified in their profession
• Make sure they have an interest in sport, preferably in climbing itself
• If possible, get a recommendation from someone you trust

• GP (general practitioner)
• Sports medicine doctor
• Orthopaedic physician
• Physiotherapist
• Osteopath
• Chiropractor
• Sports masseur or massage therapist
• Sports therapist
• Other practitioner