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Episode 52: Common Climbing Injuries with Allison Stowers
Podcasts, Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 7/24/17 Podcasts, Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 7/24/17

Episode 52: Common Climbing Injuries with Allison Stowers

PT Allison Stowers talks how to self-diagnose, when to see a doctor about an injury, and most importantly, how to prevent them.

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Episode 51: Finger Health with Dr. Lisa Erikson
Podcasts, Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 7/18/17 Podcasts, Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 7/18/17

Episode 51: Finger Health with Dr. Lisa Erikson

Fingers are pretty important to us. Dr. Lisa Erikson takes us on a deep dive into the methods behind dealing with finger injuries.

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Episode 42: Common Sense Nutrition with Neely Quinn
Podcasts, Injury and Prevention, Mental Training Kris Hampton 5/22/17 Podcasts, Injury and Prevention, Mental Training Kris Hampton 5/22/17

Episode 42: Common Sense Nutrition with Neely Quinn

I blank out immediately when talking the details of nutrition. Not so with our guest today, Neely Quinn.

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Episode 25: Using Limitations with Craig DeMartino
Podcasts, Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 1/3/17 Podcasts, Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 1/3/17

Episode 25: Using Limitations with Craig DeMartino

Despite the odds, Craig Demartino has become a better rock climber after deciding to amputate his leg.

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Episode 3:  Coming Back Stronger with Rannveig Aamodt
Podcasts, Mental Training, Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 2/19/16 Podcasts, Mental Training, Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 2/19/16

Episode 3: Coming Back Stronger with Rannveig Aamodt

I sit down with Rannveig Aamodt and talk about her impressive road to recovery after a terrible accident.

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Broken Wing: 122 Days Post Surgery: Feeling More Whole.
Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 7/14/15 Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 7/14/15

Broken Wing: 122 Days Post Surgery: Feeling More Whole.

The "little" exercises that I was capable of just got much bigger.

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Broken Wing:  58 Days Post Surgery (It's the Little Things)
Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 6/5/15 Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 6/5/15

Broken Wing: 58 Days Post Surgery (It's the Little Things)

It's interesting how fast perspective can shift when one's situation is altered.

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Leather and Lace:  A Comeback Story
Injury and Prevention, Articles, Community Kris Hampton 5/17/15 Injury and Prevention, Articles, Community Kris Hampton 5/17/15

Leather and Lace: A Comeback Story

If you've ever been to "24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell", then you've no doubt heard of Dick Dower and Natalie Neal Dower.

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Broken Wing: 28 Days Post Surgery (A Tale of Atrophy)
Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 5/7/15 Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 5/7/15

Broken Wing: 28 Days Post Surgery (A Tale of Atrophy)

When you aren't using muscles, your body has zero interest in maintaining them.

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Broken Wing Update: 10 Days Post Surgery
Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 4/19/15 Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 4/19/15

Broken Wing Update: 10 Days Post Surgery

So surgery went well, they tell me.

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Broken Wing:  Post 1
Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 4/9/15 Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 4/9/15

Broken Wing: Post 1

I’m headed to the hospital for rotator cuff surgery, specifically to repair a full thickness labrum tear as well as a full thickness supraspinatus tear.

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Of Shoulders, Elbows, and More To Come...
Articles, Injury and Prevention, Physical Training Kris Hampton 2/23/14 Articles, Injury and Prevention, Physical Training Kris Hampton 2/23/14

Of Shoulders, Elbows, and More To Come...

I know you've all been training hard, and I just want to be sure you aren't getting sidelined by some silly overuse injury.

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Why Climbing Is Bad For Your Health
Articles, Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 3/3/13 Articles, Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 3/3/13

Why Climbing Is Bad For Your Health

One comment I often get is that a client wants to train hard and be dedicated to climbing while remaining healthy and injury free.

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Campusing = Healthy Elbows?
Articles, Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 2/4/13 Articles, Injury and Prevention Kris Hampton 2/4/13

Campusing = Healthy Elbows?

Campusing is precisely how my first round of bad elbow problems began.

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Pushing Through The Tweaks, Twinges, and Pains: Shoulders
Articles, Injury and Prevention, Strength Kris Hampton 1/31/13 Articles, Injury and Prevention, Strength Kris Hampton 1/31/13

Pushing Through The Tweaks, Twinges, and Pains: Shoulders

Shoulders are a tricky joint.  A big muscular shoulder means absolutely nothing when it comes to injuries.

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Pushing Through the Tweaks, Twinges, and Pains: Fingers and Elbows
Articles, Injury and Prevention, Strength Kris Hampton 1/11/13 Articles, Injury and Prevention, Strength Kris Hampton 1/11/13

Pushing Through the Tweaks, Twinges, and Pains: Fingers and Elbows

All of us are going to get hurt at some point.

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