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The Climb Clinic The Climb Clinic is a climber owned physical therapy & sports medicine clinic located in Colorado. Our goal is to be the future of healthcare and training.

The Climb Clinic is a physical therapy and sports medicine clinic dedicated to delivering individualized, 1-on-1 skilled sessions to resolve pain, restore motion, and optimize performance. We strive to make comprehensive rehab and training simple and accessible.

Climbing shoulders aren’t throwing shoulders, so why treat them with an overhead-athlete protocol? 💪The Upper Body Injur...
10/19/2026

Climbing shoulders aren’t throwing shoulders, so why treat them with an overhead-athlete protocol? 💪

The Upper Body Injuries Course teaches you to evaluate and manage upper body injuries in climbers, spanning the shoulder, elbow, wrist, cervical spine, and thoracic spine. Every module covers anatomy, clinical examination, rehab strategies, and return-to-climbing guidance built around the demands of climbing.

📍 Online & self-guided
⏱️ 12 contact hours (1.2 CEUs)
🩺 For PTs, ATs, chiropractors, OTs, sports medicine physicians & any healthcare provider who treats climbers

💬 Comment REHAB and I’ll send you the link, plus details on our Finger & Lower Body courses and the full Cert. CMRCA.

10/18/2026

Rest positions, body positioning, mobility, crimp strength and tolerance, endurance, efficiency, and managing both injuries and mental health all finally came together to get me past my high point of over 2 years and into new holds closer to the top. 🧠💪⬆️

Now just 2 more moves separate me from the dyno, which I’ve linked to the top in isolation several times each season over the years. 🚀

I’ve done every move on this thing in isolation. ✅ It’s just a matter of fitness, conditions, and the mental game lining up. 🌤️🧘

My expectations and goals on this line have shifted a lot over the years, but it’s cool to put into perspective that every step is leading toward the end goal: having fun and, hopefully, sending this thing. 🔄🤞

A few years ago it felt like such a far-fetched idea to even try it. 🤯

Excited for another season of the process, and stoked to see what the next few sessions bring on these micro crimps to the dyno. 🍂🪨👀✨

Strength training is one of the best things you can do for your running. Here’s how to actually start. 🏃‍♀️🏋️Join Dr. An...
10/16/2026

Strength training is one of the best things you can do for your running. Here’s how to actually start. 🏃‍♀️🏋️

Join Dr. Annie Leavitt, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, at Movement Golden for Strength Training for Runners, an interactive 2-hour workshop. We’ll cover:

✅ WHY strength work makes you a faster, more durable runner
✅ WHEN to fit lifting around your mileage and race calendar
✅ HOW to perform the fundamental movements, hands-on in the weight room

Every participant takes home:
📋 A 6-week strength program built for runners
💸 $35 off a PT Initial Evaluation at The Climb Clinic

📍 Movement Golden
📅 Friday, Oct 23
⏰ 5:30–7:30 PM
💲 $20

👉 Comment “STRENGTH” to register, or scan the QR code on the last slide!

Finger injuries are the most common injury in rock climbing, yet most clinicians receive little formal training in manag...
10/12/2026

Finger injuries are the most common injury in rock climbing, yet most clinicians receive little formal training in managing them. 🖐️

The Finger Injuries Course teaches you to evaluate and manage the 12 most common finger injuries in climbers. 🧗

Every module covers anatomy, clinical examination, rehab strategies, and return-to-climbing guidance built around the demands of climbing. ✅

📍 Online & self-guided
⏱️ 12 contact hours (1.2 CEUs)
🩺 Built for PTs, ATs, chiropractors, OTs & sports medicine providers

💬 Comment REHAB and I’ll send you the link, plus details on our Upper Body & Lower Body courses and the full Cert. CMRCA.

09/21/2026

A few strategies we use in the clinic for lat mobility in climbers 🧗

Climbing places repetitive, high load demand on the lat through pulling and overhead positions 💪

Over time this can drive tightness and reduced overhead range 📉

Restricted overhead mobility is often a load management issue before it’s a stretching issue ⚖️

Worth assessing training volume and intensity before adding more mobility work on top 🔍

From there, progress mobility, then flexibility, then strength through the new range 📈

Small, consistent work here pays off in better positions and pain free climbing 🙌

09/14/2026

Here’s a unique way to load the FDP, in a flexed DIP position. 🦴

Most crimp training happens with the DIP joint extended or neutral. 🧗

Flexing it under load, like here on the cable, seems to shift more emphasis onto the FDP itself. 🔍

It may lean less on passive tension through the joint and pulley system. 🧩

That could mean more direct muscular loading with potentially less strain on passive structures. 🎚️

Hard to say for sure, the flexed vs extended DIP question hasn’t been studied much. 🧠

Everyone’s tissue tolerance is different, so this is one tool for targeted FDP work, not a replacement for crimp training. 🌱

We love using this tool in the clinic with those managing DIP joint pain, since it may reduce stress from hyperextension when crimping. 🩹

Who else is training with this device? 👇

09/05/2026

One of the things I’m learning to love most about climbing is that the grade never tells the whole story. 🧗‍♂️

I’ve climbed routes significantly harder than this one, yet I’ve been coming back to this project for four years. Each year with different fitness, different strengths, different beta, and apparently the same ability to fall off the last move. 🤦‍♂️

It’s a good reminder that our climbing is always changing, and our enjoyment of it doesn’t have to depend on performing at our best. 🔄

Some days success is sending. 🎯

Other days it’s trying hard, learning something, and being excited to come back. ☀️

See you next year? 😂

09/04/2026

From warm-up to capacity training, finger curls can be a joint- and finger-friendly way to progressively build strength and fitness for climbing. 🧗‍♂️💪

By adjusting the load, resistance, range of motion, and volume, you can use the same basic movement for everything from getting the fingers ready to climb to building greater grip capacity and endurance. 🚀

Here are a few of our favorite variations to add to your climbing or strength routine! ✅

05/13/2026

Gastons l Rebuilding Strength & Confidence 💪🧗‍♂️

Gastons can be one of the most demanding shoulder positions in climbing—especially if you’ve had a previous shoulder injury 😬

It’s not uncommon to feel hesitant or apprehensive when loading this position again 🧠

In the clinic, we take a gradual, structured approach to help climbers rebuild strength, control, and confidence in these movements. 🏗️

Here are a few of the common strategies we use in the clinic (see reel 🎥)

Key Tips ⤵️

👉 Trust the rehab and general strength training process—it’s what creates the adaptations needed to support this position long-term 🔁

👉 Once that foundation is in place, graded exposure and part-practice can help rebuild confidence in the movement and prepare you to gaston again on the wall 💥

You can get back to gastons. We’re here to help make that happen! 🙌

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420 Corporate Circle
Golden, CO
80401

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 7pm
Tuesday 8am - 7pm
Wednesday 8am - 7pm
Thursday 12pm - 7pm
Friday 9am - 2pm
Saturday 8am - 12pm

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