e'smum
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- Sep 10, 2016
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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 mummy. lol.
but last week she tweaked her knee doing a back tuck on floor. not a new skill at all. since then it's been hurting a little so she modified what she would do at practice but tonight she came home and pulled out our pricey ice pack and i took a good look at it again and now there is some mild swelling (none before) and it's sore to touch in some places but no discoloration. beam jumps were bothering it so she had to stop but could do her CWBT dismount with no discomfort. so.... here we go again. this time we have an excellent former gymnast PT to work with/start with (i had none of this last time). i left a message tonight to hopefully get in tomorrow so we can get an accurate assessment and time line for healing and what we need to do. i tried to get her to skip the next two day's practices and she was having none of it. we have our hosted meet this weekend and she doesn't want to miss it. weirdly vault doesn't bother her knee at all. but she lands on a mat in the pit so it's a softer landing. and she says bars is ok. argh!!!! wish me luck. i may have to be a mean parent this week and make her scratch the entire thing since this is getting worse, not better or going away. i think the continued working out w/out allowing it time to heal is the main issue.
ps - we are skipping next week's away meet anyway so she'll have 4 days off completely from the gym which comes at a great time to help with healing.
i just needed to vent. i hate this part of gymnastics. she's hurt but not like broken bones hurt and she knows she can't do some stuff but doesn't want to skip the entire meet. sigh.
but last week she tweaked her knee doing a back tuck on floor. not a new skill at all. since then it's been hurting a little so she modified what she would do at practice but tonight she came home and pulled out our pricey ice pack and i took a good look at it again and now there is some mild swelling (none before) and it's sore to touch in some places but no discoloration. beam jumps were bothering it so she had to stop but could do her CWBT dismount with no discomfort. so.... here we go again. this time we have an excellent former gymnast PT to work with/start with (i had none of this last time). i left a message tonight to hopefully get in tomorrow so we can get an accurate assessment and time line for healing and what we need to do. i tried to get her to skip the next two day's practices and she was having none of it. we have our hosted meet this weekend and she doesn't want to miss it. weirdly vault doesn't bother her knee at all. but she lands on a mat in the pit so it's a softer landing. and she says bars is ok. argh!!!! wish me luck. i may have to be a mean parent this week and make her scratch the entire thing since this is getting worse, not better or going away. i think the continued working out w/out allowing it time to heal is the main issue.
ps - we are skipping next week's away meet anyway so she'll have 4 days off completely from the gym which comes at a great time to help with healing.
i just needed to vent. i hate this part of gymnastics. she's hurt but not like broken bones hurt and she knows she can't do some stuff but doesn't want to skip the entire meet. sigh.