Same with most climbing injuries. The only other choice is to basically stop climbing.
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You might have to for it to fully heal.
Also, there is the middle ground of taking it easy until things heal and get strong enough to handle it... If anything shy of an outright accident gets you hurt, you're pushing too hard.
Can't do much with tendons.
A lot of injuries are really just pain without any underlying physical injury. Pain isn't a signal that directly indicates damage. The way we experience pain is complicated and is partly influenced by environmental and social factors. Our tissues do have a sort of reporting mechanism when subjected to damage but this is separate from the sensation of pain.
This is why lowering activity for a short time and then slowly ramping back up as the pain allows is the current best practice. If there isn't underlying tissue damage then the limiting factor is pain itself. Working around the pain and doing what you are able is the smartest approach.