Dental student who does rock climbing?

[jk5177]

Yeah. I'm curious. Anyone who can rock climb and still retain fine motor movements with their fingers?

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[pmoney]

Yeah. I'm curious. Anyone who can rock climb and still retain fine motor movements with their fingers?

Well I don't know about retaining the fine motor movements, seeing that I can't paint and am a predent, but rock climbing is hard on your hands, but if done properly, you can gain a LOT of strength there. Using your fingers to hold your entire body weight can make them very strong. It doesn't get your hand all tight either like if you play golf all day or something.

 

[jk5177]

thanks for the reply. Any others?

 

[786mine]

I do rock climbing. It helps with the hand strength. I don't know quite sure what you mean by fine motor movement - no more twitching?

 

[jk5177]

786mine. I guess what I mean by fine motor movement is the same as manual dexterity. Or another way of phrasing my question is, will rock climbing help me with my wax up and all the hand things I need to do, or will I be worse off.

 

[lnn2]

786mine. I guess what I mean by fine motor movement is the same as manual dexterity. Or another way of phrasing my question is, will rock climbing help me with my wax up and all the hand things I need to do, or will I be worse off.

Rock climbing is a rough sport so I don't think that it'll help your manual dexterity. There's also a chance that you'll injure your hands. Whenever I work out hard (arms), my hand gets tired and sometimes even trembles a little bit when I'm drilling.
Practice drilling or any other similar activities such as painting, sculpturing...will improve your manual dexterity.

 

[jk5177]

Rock climbing is a rough sport so I don't think that it'll help your manual dexterity. There's also a chance that you'll injure your hands. Whenever I work out hard (arms), my hand gets tired and sometimes even trembles a little bit when I'm drilling.
Practice drilling or any other similar activities such as painting, sculpturing...will improve your manual dexterity.

NOOOOOOOOH. (Imagine Darth Vader wailing as he realize that his awesome wife Princess Amidahla is dead).

I want to do rock climbing. Before, I couldn't because of money and parental discretion, but now I couldn't because of my career.

NOOOOOOOOH. (Wailing again)

 

[Literati81]

NOOOOOOOOH. (Imagine Darth Vader wailing as he realize that his awesome wife Princess Amidahla is dead).

I want to do rock climbing. Before, I couldn't because of money and parental discretion, but now I couldn't because of my career.

NOOOOOOOOH. (Wailing again)

I know surgeons that rock climb and it hasn't affected their ability to do their job.

You're going to UCLA right? Do you have gear?

 

[jk5177]

I know surgeons that rock climb and it hasn't affected their ability to do their job.

You're going to UCLA right? Do you have gear?

I see. Fellow colleague who also climbs.

Too bad, I have no gear; however I've called Wooden Center and they seem to have an extensive capacity for bouldering.

 

[Literati81]

I see. Fellow colleague who also climbs.

Too bad, I have no gear; however I've called Wooden Center and they seem to have an extensive capacity for bouldering.

Not really. I'm a beginner with no upper body strength whatsoever. Let me know if you ever need someone to belay you.

The Wooden wall is okay. I heard Rockreation has pretty good walls. Lessons are about $40 (I think) for 2 hours. Then you have a free week trial period. Memberships are around $665 to prepay for a year, or about $54/month with a down payment. There are student discounts if you're 24 years or younger. And I'm pretty sure you get a discount if you have a KCRW card. Both places supply you with gear.

 

[River13]

I've been rock climbing for 10+ years and have never worried about it affecting my hands. If anything it helps me manipulate bones better in the OR. As far as manual dexterity goes, it doesn't do anything for that.

 

[786mine]

786mine. I guess what I mean by fine motor movement is the same as manual dexterity. Or another way of phrasing my question is, will rock climbing help me with my wax up and all the hand things I need to do, or will I be worse off.

your manual dexterity has nothing to do your hand muscles, it has to do with your brain. anything can help you with your manual dexterity, even playing a PS2 for 8 hours/day is something positive. i don't think i have the answer you are looking for.

 

[jk5177]

I believe it has to do with the amount of nerves innervating separate muscles. For example, eye muscles are innervated by individual nerves, whereas the back muscle is grossly innervated by a few nerves. I need to check on this though.

I'm wondering if I do rock climbing, or any general muscular movements with my hands, will the musculoskeletal anatomy of my hands might develop toward that function?

 

[aphistis]

I believe it has to do with the amount of nerves innervating separate muscles. For example, eye muscles are innervated by individual nerves, whereas the back muscle is grossly innervated by a few nerves. I need to check on this though.

Wrong. All the eye muscles, with two exceptions, are supplied by a single nerve, CN III.

I'm wondering if I do rock climbing, or any general muscular movements with my hands, will the musculoskeletal anatomy of my hands might develop toward that function?

The way you're posting today, I'd worry less about your hands' anatomy than your frontal lobe's.

 

[jk5177]

The way you're posting today, I'd worry less about your hands' anatomy than your frontal lobe's.

The way you've been replying makes me worry about your frontal lobe as well. Loss of kindness? Or perhaps an extra humor that I fail to understand?

 

[aphistis]

The way you've been replying makes me worry about your frontal lobe as well. Loss of kindness? Or perhaps an extra humor that I fail to understand?

Fair enough. Check your PM box.

 

[jk5177]

Fair enough.

*Handshake*

 

[toofache32]

Are you talking about rock-climbing or pulling plastic?