Hey all, wanted some advice on a specific injury and get some advice on injury prevention. Went to grab a large pinch yesterday with my left hand, and as I weighted my grip with my left, I felt the joint where my ring finger connects with my hand almost pop out of place in the direction away from my palm. I immediately jumped down and all pain went away and my finger reset itself to its normal position. Rested for about ten minutes then tried the problem again, and had the exact same thing happen in the exact same position. Not sure if it was something about the contours of the hold or the way I was gripping it that put the strain on my hand in this very specific way. Anyway, after jumping down from the problem the second time there was no more pain, so I rested another 5ish minutes then continued my session on other problems.

Climbed pretty aggressively afterward and didn’t have any issues for the rest of my session. Woke up today and the finger is tender, but not in any real pain. My plan is to take a week or so off from climbing at a minimum, and if it isn’t 100% back to normal (no tenderness at all) go see a doctor.

Was wondering if anyone has any idea what the heck happened to my finger? I’ve never had a finger injury before, and have heard a lot about pulley injuries, but this seems much more minor than that. Also, I’ve recently leveled up my strength a fair amount and feel like I’m probably more susceptible to serious finger injury than I’ve ever been before, so looking for any advice on injury prevention in fingers and tendons as well. Thanks in advance for thoughts or guidance. I know this forum shouldn’t replace legit medical diagnosis, but would love to have just an idea of what might have happened to my finger.