The Climbing Injury Podcast

Hi, and welcome to the climbing injury podcast, hosted by Stian Christophersen and James Walker. As our sport grows, so do the injury rates, and our hope is that through sharing of knowledge and experience we can understand climbing injuries better, treat them better and hopefully prevent some of them from ever happening.

As we’re both physiotherapists talking about injuries and injury prevention, this podcast will be aimed at healthcare professionals working with climbers, but hopefully there will be something here for all climbers curious about climbing injuries and injury prevention.

Feel free to drop us a message with questions or subjects you would like us to address, and if you like what we’re doing, please support us at patreon.com/ClimbingInjuryPodcast

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The Climbing Injury Podcast

EP 14: To Scan Or Not To Scan?

March 04, 2026 • The Climbing Injury Podcast

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Wouldn’t it be good to get that niggle properly checked out? To look inside and get the clear cut answer to all of your problems?
Well, sometimes it’s absolutely necessary, many a times it doesn’t really give you that answer and sometimes it could do more harm than not to get told what your insides look like.

With the option to do ultrasound scans, MRI’s, X-ray’s and CT-scans it’s important to be aware of both the benefits and the potential pitfalls. In today’s episode James, Paul and Stian explores this topic in depth to hopefully give you a better understanding of the different modalities and how we can best utilize them.

For more information about us, you can find us on Instagram and our websites:
James: @sheffieldclimbingclinic / www.sheffieldclimbingclinic.com

Stian: @stianchristophersen / https://www.klatrebibelen.com/stian-christophersen

Paul: @theclimbingphysio / https://www.theclimbingphysio.co.uk/

Feel free to drop us a message with questions or subjects you would like us to address, and if you like what we’re doing, please support us at patreon.com/ClimbingInjuryPodcast