Are you climbing shoes too small? Foot and toe injuries explained

Foot and toe injuries are common among climbers and the majority are caused from poorly fitting climbing shoes. These injuries vary in severity and include pressure marks, subungual hematomas, splinter hemorrhages, cuts, bruises, dystrophic and infected nails, haglund deformities, dorsal calluses, hallux valgus and claw toes. Most of these injuries can be avoided by selecting proper fitting climbing shoes.

Watch as The Climbing Doctor reviews the research related to foot injuries in rock climbing and relates injury occurrence to climbing shoe selection.

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0:00 Start
0:49 Common deformities of a climber’s foot
1:41 Xray of a climber’s foot with and without climbing shoes
2:50 Hallux valgus research in rock climbing
4:14 Research related to foot injurie in rock climbers
5:48 Shoe fit with rock climbers

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