Recent content by breeannthomas

Time off could range from nothing to months depending on the diagnoses. Our daughter suffered knee pain and found that her quad strength was putting excessive strain on her knee tendons/ligaments. PT for 3 months and babying it at practice was all it took to get her back to top performance...

Our daughter who is a level 7 gymnast experiences the same lower back pain with too much arching. Focusing to ensure her back handsprings are long limits the irritation and allows her to tumble without pain, but any time she’s too focused on one skill such as back handsprings on the beam for an...