injury

My dd has had stress fractures in both of her shins since December. (It started with shin splints last summer that she just ran through.). She actually competed level 7 this spring with the injuries, before it had been properly diagnosed. She has been on complete leg rest since mid-March...

On Saturday I was doing double backs on floor with two spotters. On one of them I forgot to untuck and land, they caught me but my neck and back jerked. After that my back hurt and was tingly a little bit. Now there is a spot right on my spine that hurts everytime I arch and something feels like...

Does anybody know how long a hyperextended knee should take to heal? I hurt mine about a month ago and I haven't taken any time off because of State and Regionals, so it really hasn't gotten any better. Has anybody else had problems with knee injuries?

My dd7 JO2 broker her elbow at the beginning to Jan. She spent about a week away from the gym. After that she never missed gym class. We had 6 Ortho appointments to make sure the bone didn’t slip. Each appointment I annoyed the Ortho with a list of questions (pictures and descriptions) about...

So I'm not sure exactly what happened with my knee but it just started hurting on the inner side of the knee cap (and under it). I'm not sure what tendon or bone or whatever it is but I have an MRI scheduled to check it out. So this is weird. Today at bars I was fine, except for having to do a...

We just got dd's MRI results back from the progressive knee pain she has been having all season. She was diagnosed with OSD when she was younger, so she just assumed that was the pain until it got so bad she could barely walk. It turns out she has stress fractures in both shins. She competed...

Hi! I got a wrist injury from attempts of doing a 1-hand stand! and now, I can't push with my right hand, as the pain doesn't seem to go away! It's been months, and I don't know what kind of doctor must I go to? Can I heal this myself? I don't have money to a good doctor!

Hi! A little background. My dd is 9 and is level 4 recreation. She's loved gymnastics since she started and has wanted to be on team pretty much from day one. She's currently 2 skills from level 5. Level 6 is the last recreational level before team. Her coach along with several others have...

Many of you may know that two years ago my DD broke her tibia and fibula in practice about a month before her first level 7 meet. I'll skip the details of that event, only to provide this: She had surgery for rod and pins. Got an infection from the surgery. We battled it for a year with...

My DD7 (level 2) broke her elbow 8 weeks ago. Last week she was given the green light to return to “all” gymnastics as of 3/10. Other than the first week after her injury (and a week vacation) she’s been going to the gym (4 hours/week) and conditioning. She was very limited at first but not...

Hello everyone Approximately 2 months ago i was stretching for a middle split (sitting with your legs straddled and leaning forward). Suddenly i felt a sharp pain in my buttock and it felt as if some muscle just slipped around my pelvis/femur. I gave it a week of rest and noticed that this...

My DD is only young at the moment but as her hours at the gym increase we have extended family worried that she will put too much stress on her body and end up with major injuries. I'm wondering if it's pretty much a guarantee that gymnasts', particularly one's at upper levels/elite, will have...

I am wondering what a normal injury rate is for the optional levels. I am estimating that about 1/4 to 1/6 of our level 7-10 gymnasts have had to miss an event or meet this season because of an injury. What fraction of the optional gymnasts at your gym are injured?

so, I broke my forearm twice in a row in less than 3 months. The second time due to being released to early. I haven't been in the gym for about 7 months due to the injury and probably won't be back for another 3-4 and I am really worrying about being able to return to how I was before. I do not...

I'm not sure what's wrong with my heel so if you guys know what it could be, that would be great. So I was doing a toe pointing exercise with a partner and she's not very strong so she sat on top of my feet and I heard a little pop. Now I can't bearly walk without pain and I cant tumble without...

DS is level 8 and has 2-4 week recovery period for MCL sprain. Very tough while we are in middle of season. I wanted to get other peoples take on dealing with this type of injury. DS is pushing to get back to it after one week of ice/ Motrin.

I've been doing gymnastics for most of my life, and am dealing with a back injury that I've finally understood probably means the end of my gymnastics career (it's been going on for 5+ years but has gotten much worse recently) . I joined competitive relatively late at the ripe old age of 16, and...

i was so hoping we'd get off injury free this year! last year dd rolled her ankle right (walking down the rod floor) before the 1st meet (5 days) and even though we ended up letting her compete, she only competed beam and bars b/c of minimal impact on her ankle and it was wrapped tighter than a...

Hello everyone! I'm not quite sure if I have this in the right category, but I am a gymnast. The other week I was doing back handsprings on beam, and my wrist started to hurt. This actually happens a lot on beam for me so I just Iced and stretched and continued on. Well, fast forward to the next...

OK, I'll try to keep it short. This is a half vent, half question. In a nutshell, DD 9 y.o., lv 6 was at practice, waiting her turn to go. Her turn comes, she can't even take another step forward. They were doing stuff on tumble track right before but no apparent "ouch" moment. Xrays...