- Mar 5, 2008
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I posted this in the regular forum, but figured I should ask the experts:
I just read up on how Shayla Worley was out of the VISA championships because of a sore back. That really sucks cause I sooo want her to be on the Olympic team! Anyway, does anyone remember a little Hungarian named Henrietta Onodi back in the 1990's who also had extreme back flexibility and was out with back injuries towards the end of her career? My question is--does extreme back or lumbar flexibility play a role in injuries later in the gymnasts' career? The years and years of bending and stressing the back farther than most gymnasts would probably lead to problems.
My daughter has pretty extreme back flexibility now at age 9 so I am a bit concerned about her later in life. Is this something I need to be concerned with? If so, is there anything I can do now with her, strength training-wise to aviod these problems?
I just read up on how Shayla Worley was out of the VISA championships because of a sore back. That really sucks cause I sooo want her to be on the Olympic team! Anyway, does anyone remember a little Hungarian named Henrietta Onodi back in the 1990's who also had extreme back flexibility and was out with back injuries towards the end of her career? My question is--does extreme back or lumbar flexibility play a role in injuries later in the gymnasts' career? The years and years of bending and stressing the back farther than most gymnasts would probably lead to problems.
My daughter has pretty extreme back flexibility now at age 9 so I am a bit concerned about her later in life. Is this something I need to be concerned with? If so, is there anything I can do now with her, strength training-wise to aviod these problems?
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