ankle

My dd is always complaining about her ankles hurting and ask if she can have ankle supports. I usually just have her soak in Epson salt and take motrin. I don't know much about ankle supports, does anyone have any experience with this? Oh yeah she is lv 4 gymnast doing 13 hrs a week in the gym...

I’ve seen a lot of discussion here about the dangers of ankle weights and the stress they can put on the knees/hip flexors. I just had a question about a particular exercise: I’ve seen a few different gyms use a drill where the gymnast sits in a pike or stag and taps her foot against the...

My 9 yr DD has been complaining about foot pain. Her coaches have been making her vault with her weights on. Could this be a cause of the foot pain. It seems common sense that vaulting with weights on would be counter productive.

with all the talk of ankle weights and the hazards and possibility of injury, it makes me wonder are they ever okay to use or are the risks just two high? I've also heard that it's to do with growth plates so does that mean once you are finished growing ankle weights are safe to use? Maybe Dunno...

My 11y/o dd's coach has recently started making the girls wear 5lb ankle weights during all of their workouts (3 practices per week, 3hrs each) - her back is starting to bother her & I'm wondering if it's because of the weights. I've heard it's not good to wear them that much but wanted...

Okay, quick question. Kadee has very weak ankles. (She get's it from her Mama..poor baby)It's more her right than her left..and she is a righty. She twists/rolls it often. She has a neoprene brace she wears on it when it's hurting her. (Just a little thin, cheapy thing I got at the store for...

In another thread someone asked about uptraining and also asked about ankle weights, and Bog and a couple of others said no weights at this age. I wanted to start another thread just on the topic of weights. DD has been at 2 different gyms and even from age 6 at the other gym the girls wore...

How bad is Philip Boy's ankle after both his vault and high bar landing? Will he be able to continue?

My dd's doctor has her in a T1 Active Ankle Trainer Ankle Brace T1 Active Ankle Trainer Ankle Brace (Free Shipping). This allows her to move her foot up and down while not allowing her to twist her ankle. She has been told to wear an athletic shoe to keep the piece on the bottom from slipping...

Those things smell like a corpse! How can I make my ankle braces smell better without ruining them?

My daughters feet pronate, is there a way to deal with the associated ankle pain by taping or using an ankle wrap while in practice? If anyone has any ideas I would appreciate it.

So I was contemplating between Swede-O's ankle lok and Aircast's airsport. Which is better for gymnastics/trampoline? protection-wise, comfort and range of motion? Thanks.

Hey guys, so yesterday I landed short on my RO BHS BHS and overflexed my foot and felt something pop. After not even 5 minutes it started to swell and bruise. My coaches ended up making me go home. I had practice again tonight and did bars and part of beam. The thing is this happened a month...

SO, to make a long story short, i injured my right ankle november 2011 and have to wear a brace for it. Now, there's a lot of pain in my left knee and need to wear a brace for it, too. the problem is, i would look so weird! haha.. but what should i do, favor one, or look like a cripple? thanks!

Hi all! I am struggling to find good ankle braces for gymnastics. so I am asking here! I broke my heel in November of 2010 which made my left ankle high prone to serious ankle injuries so I have to either wear the ankle brace my doctor gave me or tape it every day. Well the one my doctor gave me...

DD has been taping her ankle...is there a brace/brand that mocks tape affect? her ankle is sore on and off and tape makes it feel better...but is a costly p.i.t.a. I saw one that looks cool at dgs for $18 but shipping is $9...ugh thanks ps not seeking medical advise...just...

The meet turned out pretty good. She wiped out on low bar at the endof practice for some reason, got the wind knocked out of her and hurt her ankle. Couldn't practice on Friday, but competed on Saturday. I was proud of her for getting through everything. Landed her vault in warmup but not...

My baby ended up with an broken ankle yesterday because our 8 month old doberman puppy jumped on her in the morning while she was sleeping. She is devistated knowing that she is potentially going to miss the next 6 weeks of practices and meets, according to the hospital anyway. She goes to the...

Just a reminder to gymnasts and coaches alike that, no matter how seemingly easy the skill, gymnastics on grass- especially an uneven grass surface- is not a good idea. I was playing around on Saturday with some friends when one asked me to demonstrate an aerial. I figured it was easy enough...

Last week I had a really bad fall doing a cast handstand. I forgot to mention that I really hurt my ankle. Right after it happened my friend gave me her ankle brace and I've been wearing it since Thursday when it happened. It has not helped that much and my ankle is really swollen and my leg is...