Since being diagnosed with PTSD and chronic pain, Mark Campbell from Birmingham has used climbing as his rehabilitation and has benefitted both emotionally and physically.
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"I’ve used climbing as my rehabilitation. It’s not been an easy journey but it has given me my independence back. It is the only time in the day where I can step outside of my body. It has to work and adapt and I don’t feel pain because my mind is so focused on problem-solving.
Climbing is a full body and mind workout but contrary to what many people think, it is also a slow, gentle sport. People think you have to be ripped with muscles to do it but I climb regularly with amputees. It has allowed me to get back into the world of exercise and activity which I felt completely cut out from."