I pulled something in my left middle finger yesterday while climbing and wanted to know if anyone had any Dr. recommendations. Not sure what I did to it but it sort of popped and swelled up and it is really sore. If anyone knows of a good Dr. in the Denver area please let me know. Thanks
Christopher

Find either an ART provider from this list in Denver:

http://www.activerelease.com/providerSearch.asp?searchType=c>>>>>

or find a Physical Therapist that is familiar with the field of Neurodynamics (Neural Tensioners). This stuff is essentialy a fix it on the go therapy. Really potent! This guy might beable to help: Andy Fishering: afishering@msn.com

Dont do like a lot of other people have done on this site and take rehab advice and try to heal on your own. Go see someone! Your climbing will appreciate it!

Hope this helps. Get well!

Thanks dude, I'm definitely going to see a Dr. I have insurance so I'm not too worried about that. The bad thing is taking time off from climbing.

I recommend Dr.Carlton Clinkscales at Hand Surgery Associates. He's a really great guy and a great doctor!

I don't know much about your actual injury with out seeing you, but contrary to what a lot of people may think, with proper rehab, you could be back to climbing with in a week and full on in a few weeks. Hang in there and attack it hard!

i'm w/ jerad on that one i don't like seeing a doc. rehab works for me.

I don't know anything about the damage to your finger, so I would never recommend a specific therapy - nor, I would hope, would anyone else, no matter how sincere and well intentioned. It's always difficult if you have no medical training (and at times, even if you do) to get the most effective treatment for an injury. The only option you have is to try and find well documented information from non-biased sources, maintain a critical attitude, and interview at length the available health care providers. Personally, I would be very interested in talking to someone who offers a cure rate of 90% for a wide range of (somewhat) unrelated complaints. Good luck, I hope you heal well and quickly.

I'm no expert, but it sounds like you popped a pulley or two.

Thanks for all the input. I used the link that Jerad put up and found Dr. Phillip Shanks of Orthopedic and Sports Clinic of Evergreen. Dr. Shanks gave me some hand and finger stretches to do and told me to keep using that finger but take it easy on it. No climbing for a couple weeks. He seems to think that I could be feeling no pain within three weeks.