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Climbing Medicine

A Practical Guide

  • Gathers extensive expertise from around the globe
  • Presents evidence-based diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines
  • Covers long-term effects, physical therapy and prevention as well as non-orthopedic conditions

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Introduction

    • Volker Schöffl
    Pages 1-9
  3. Basics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
    2. Injury Statistics

      • Volker Schöffl, Christoph Lutter, G. Jones
      Pages 13-25
    3. Anatomy and Biomechanics of the Hand

      • Volker Schöffl, Isabelle Schöffl
      Pages 27-40
    4. Imaging of Climbing Injuries

      • T. Bayer
      Pages 53-63
  4. Orthopedics of the Upper Extremity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65
    2. Hand and Fingers

      • Volker Schöffl, Thomas Hochholzer, Y. El-Sheikh, Christoph Lutter
      Pages 67-114
    3. Wrist Injuries

      • Christoph Lutter, Volker Schöffl
      Pages 115-125
    4. Elbow and Forearm

      • M. Simon, Christoph Lutter, Volker Schöffl
      Pages 127-137
    5. Shoulder Injuries

      • M. Simon, Volker Schöffl
      Pages 139-148
  5. Orthopedics of the Lower Extremity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 149-149
    2. Foot and Ankle

      • Volker Schöffl, M. Simon
      Pages 151-162
    3. Hip and Knee Injuries

      • Christoph Lutter, Volker Schöffl
      Pages 163-170
  6. Orthopedics of the Trunk

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 171-171
    2. The Spine

      • J. Liße, Volker Schöffl
      Pages 173-184
  7. Climbing and Age

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 185-185
    2. Long-Term Effects of Intensive Rock Climbing to the Hand and Fingers

      • Thomas Hochholzer, Volker Schöffl
      Pages 187-199
    3. Pediatric Aspects in Young Rock Climbers

      • Isabelle Schöffl, Volker Schöffl
      Pages 201-206

About this book

This book comprehensively discusses the medical aspects of sports climbing, a still young but emerging sport, which will be one of the disciplines at the Tokyo Olympics.  Its rapid development from niche to popular sport has been accompanied by an increase in the number of climbing-sports-specific injuries and has attracted growing interest within the sports medicine community.

Gathering expertise from around the globe, the book covers all aspects related to this discipline – from physiology, biomechanics and anatomy through upper and lower extremity injuries to cardiology, gynecology, pediatric and adolescent conditions. Following a coherent structure, each chapter equips readers with evidence-based diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines.

Enriched by a wealth of pictures, this manual offers a timely and up-to-date resource for sports physicians, orthopedic surgeons and traumatologists, as well as trainers, physiotherapists and other health professionals involvedin climbing.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Center of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, Sozialstiftung Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany

    Volker Schöffl

  • Department Of Pediatric Cardiology, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany

    Isabelle Schöffl

  • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany

    Christoph Lutter

  • Orthopädie und orthopädische Chirurgie, Privatklinik Hochrum, Innsbruck, Austria

    Thomas Hochholzer

About the editors

Prof. Volker Schöffl, MHBA is Section Head of Sports Medicine and is a clinical board certified specialist in orthopedic and trauma surgery, general surgery, emergency medicine and sports medicine. He is a fellow of the Academy of Wilderness medicine, Adjunct Professor at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Visiting Professor at Leeds Becket University and Adjoint Assistant Professor at the University of Denver. He is the team physician to the German National Climbing and Ski Mountaineering team, and a member of the Medical Commissions of the IFSC and the UIAA. He is the author of 5 books, including “One move too many” – a major international textbook on climbing medicine for non-experts, which has been translated into 5 languages with 3 more in progress. He has authored more than 150 scientific papers and 70 book chapters, mostly on climbing medicine. He is the senior editor of the Springer book “Klettermedizin” (climbing medicine) in German, released in 2020.

Dr.Dr. Isabelle Schöffl holds a PhD in Biomechanics and an MD, and is board certified in pediatrics and sports medicine. She currently works in the Department of Pediatric Cardiology at the University of Erlangen and is a team physician to the German national climbing team. She is a visiting Professor at Leeds Becket University and has published more than 30 papers on climbing medicine, 20 book chapters and is editor of the Springer book “Klettermedizin” (climbing medicine) in German, released in 2020.

PD. Dr. Christoph Lutter MHBA, MSc is an MD/PhD at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Rostock, focusing on climbing medicine and research. He completed a research fellowship at CvPath Inst. Inc. Gaithersburg MD, USA and has published 20 papers on climbing as well as numerous book chapters and posters. He is editor of the Springer book “Klettermedizin” (climbing medicine) in German, released in 2020.

Dr. Thomas Hochholzer is an orthopedic surgeon and was the physician to the German climbing team for many years. He is the author of 5 books, including “One move too many” – a major international textbook on climbing medicine for non-experts, which has been translated into 5 languages with 3 more in progress. He published numerous papers on climbing medicine and is editor of the Springer book “Klettermedizin” (climbing medicine) in German, released in 2020. He currently works at a private clinic in Innsbruck, where he also teaches at the University.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Climbing Medicine

  • Book Subtitle: A Practical Guide

  • Editors: Volker Schöffl, Isabelle Schöffl, Christoph Lutter, Thomas Hochholzer

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72184-8

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-72183-1Published: 26 May 2022

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-72186-2Published: 27 May 2023

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-72184-8Published: 25 May 2022

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 329

  • Number of Illustrations: 91 b/w illustrations, 247 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Sports Medicine, Sport Science , Orthopedics, Physiology

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eBook USD 89.00
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Softcover Book USD 119.99
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Hardcover Book USD 169.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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