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

Professionals you may wish to access:

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

Alison Macfarlane

Alison Macfarlane is a Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy at Sheffield Hallam University and a private practitioner at Hallamshire Physiotherapy Ltd. She has worked in sport for over 30 years and has worked with many national governing bodies including United Kingdom Athletics (UKA). She was also the physio for climbing Team GB. Her specialist area is the rehabilitation of sports injuries.

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