2littlegymmiesmom
Proud Parent
So my DD 7 who is training level 4/5 and goes 16 hours a week has recently been complaining of knee pain. There was no major injury. I did see her land a back tuck off of stacked mats a bit awkwardly (she sort of over extended her knee a bit) but she never stopped practicing and didn't complain much at all. Fast forward a few days and she's complaining non stop and limping around the house. This past weekend we ended up in urgent care and luckily the knee x rays were clear. The doctor diagnosed a sprain and recommended a week off and that if the pain was not getting better in a week we would need to see an ortho and get and MRI. She didn't take the week off but we talked to HC and DD has been on a restricted work out this week (lots of bars and conditioning and beam without the tumbling) and only started tumbling on the floor again on Friday (still no vault though). She seemed fine but tonight complained of it hurting again. I know overuse injuries are very common and I am just wondering if there are any special knee braces for kids that might help her or any stretches she could do at home to help. We only have one more week of summer classes and then a week off before the fall schedule starts so plenty of time to rest it. I'm just looking for advice from those that have been through similar situations as to what works and what doesn't work to help them. As you all know short of tying her down there's no way I'm keeping her out of the gym for a sprain! Lol. Thanks in advance.