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You have to make certain this is soreness and not pain. Pain is not normal for adolescents or children to experience. Pain and soreness are warning signals that should be heeded. Ibuprofen and other NSAIDs are dangerous long term for young athletes. They interfere with recover and can upset...

@wallinbl I agree with your advice...well said!

Devastating. This occurs often in the gym and it's very sad. At Gymnast Care, we give a ton of nutrition seminars and write a ton about it. Here's my thoughts... Optimal Nutrition is eating for performance, giving your all during athletics, and this will allow our genes (our DNA) to express...

alsmom ...great question! I start them as early as possible. They won't apply the concepts until they get around 7-8, but we want it in their brains early about protecting themselves. The second component is we have to keep at this over the years. It's a long term strategy rather than a...

Here is my Phase 1 core book that I work with our gymnasts on. I think you'll like it and it's my gift to everyone here! http://gymnastcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/booklet-for-web-1.pdf Here's the deal we have to remember....it's about the brain and central nervous system communicating...

This is a great question and it goes to the heart of what protects female athletes from injury. In gymnastics, sometimes we think that young female athletes are not subject to the same laws of physics that other athletes are subject to. Other sports, at your daughters level (most likely 4 hours...

I invented these and they were designed initially based on the low dye arch support tape technique. They were also first made for gymnasts with Sever's Disease. They work great for arch support but make sure you're getting to the root of your gymnast's issue. For Sever's you have to address...