Parents Little red dots on the face after practice?

[IreneKa]

I've been noticing for the last few weeks, that sometimes after practice DD has these little red dot all over her face, like a tiny blood vessels bursting under her skin. They usually go away by the next morning. Is that normal? It must be from straining her face too hard during conditioning? Is there ways to prevent this, like some breathing techniques or something?

 

[ollieblueeyes]

My YDD used to get them everytime they did three minute handstands! Remind her to breath while doing 'the hard stuff'. She always got them until the day she quit. She also gets them when she vomits. I think for her they are harmless and go away quickly.

She kinds treated them as a badge of pride!

 

[gracyomalley]

They sound like petechiae - small capillaries bleeding, usually from excess pressure - common with severe coughing and vomiting. DD gets them when she vomits a lot. Seeing them on the face only in these situations is considered "normal" in pediatrics.

None of my 3 have EVER gotten them at gym (other than the boys when doing some P bars stuff and then on upper arms). I don't know that I'd consider them "normal" there - but then different gyms have different ideas when it comes to the prolonged hand-stands, etc...DSs' gym does lots, DD NEVER - but they all have great handstands and DD the best cast handstand and free hip to handstand in the gym -

Some kids do get them easily , but it is an indicator of more than physiologic pressures....

 

[IreneKa]

Thanks! Yes, could be from handstands. I only noticed that she gets them on the days when they do some extra conditioning. But handstands are usually part of the conditioning, so that could be it.

 

[munchkin3]

I pulled my 6 YO out of a class because of burst blood vessels all over his cheeks from a rec boys class. He looked like he had just given birth!!
Never went back to that place.....I don t consider that 'part' of gymnastics.

 

[Deleted member 14190]

I've been noticing for the last few weeks, that sometimes after practice DD has these little red dot all over her face, like a tiny blood vessels bursting under her skin. They usually go away by the next morning. Is that normal? It must be from straining her face too hard during conditioning? Is there ways to prevent this, like some breathing techniques or something?

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freehips will also cause this if she is holding her breath.

 

[IreneKa]

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freehips will also cause this if she is holding her breath.

She is level 4, so no freehips, mostly kips on bars.
I did ask her if they did handstands yesterday (she had the dots last night). She said yes, they had to hold them for 30 second and do the shoulder taps, whatever that means.

 

[newtogymnastics]

My daughter used to get these with long handstand holds as well! It freaked me out when she was younger, but now her coach reminds her to BREATHE during the handstand holds and she rarely gets them now!

 

[BlairBob]

They will adapt to the pressures of inversion over time. Can also happen in the eyes.

 

[Deleted member D3987]

perfectly normal. the forces created in gymnastics are awesome!

 

[wgymmom]

They sound like petechiae - small capillaries bleeding, usually from excess pressure - common with severe coughing and vomiting. DD gets them when she vomits a lot. Seeing them on the face only in these situations is considered "normal" in pediatrics.

None of my 3 have EVER gotten them at gym (other than the boys when doing some P bars stuff and then on upper arms). I don't know that I'd consider them "normal" there - but then different gyms have different ideas when it comes to the prolonged hand-stands, etc...DSs' gym does lots, DD NEVER - but they all have great handstands and DD the best cast handstand and free hip to handstand in the gym -

Some kids do get them easily , but it is an indicator of more than physiologic pressures....

Yes, this is what they are. ODD gets them now and then as she is fair like me.

 

[iwannacoach]

I used to get them on the top of my hands from diagonal passes of bhs speed series. Lots of centrifugal force.

 

[JBS]

Yes...normal...I agree with others...happens to my daughter.

 

[happychaos]

I would call your pediatrician just to be safe.

Before my DD was in gymnastics, I occasionally noticed petechiae around her eyes. One morning it was unusually pronounced, so I called her pediatricians office to ask them about it. The nurse I spoke with said they needed to see DD in office ASAP. Like, not in three hours, but right NOW. I started to freak out a little, and took her right in. They examined her and ordered bloodwork to be analyzed stat. They had her bloodwork results in like 20 minutes and said she was, thankfully, fine.

The dr. said that the two big concerns with petechiae are leukemia, and kids playing choking games. I think it's obvious that gymnastics could easily cause it as well, but if it is a new thing for your DD, I think you should double check with your pediatrician. The DD of an acquaintance was recently diagnosed with leukemia, and the symptoms were very subtle. Better be safe than sorry.

 

[mylittlemiss]

I would call your pediatrician just to be safe.

Before my DD was in gymnastics, I occasionally noticed petechiae around her eyes. One morning it was unusually pronounced, so I called her pediatricians office to ask them about it. The nurse I spoke with said they needed to see DD in office ASAP. Like, not in three hours, but right NOW. I started to freak out a little, and took her right in. They examined her and ordered bloodwork to be analyzed stat. They had her bloodwork results in like 20 minutes and said she was, thankfully, fine.

The dr. said that the two big concerns with petechiae are leukemia, and kids playing choking games. I think it's obvious that gymnastics could easily cause it as well, but if it is a new thing for your DD, I think you should double check with your pediatrician. The DD of an acquaintance was recently diagnosed with leukemia, and the symptoms were very subtle. Better be safe than sorry.

Just my personal opinion, but I would add that I agree it would be worth passing it by your pediatrician. I have a daughter with a bleeding disorder, and this is a symptom for her. She's not my gymnast, but was a very active kiddo. She would get petechiae from various activities. We got the same reaction when we initially told our pediatrician, so they ran tests and then she ended up at a specialist, where we got concrete answers.

 

[mylittlemiss]

Just my personal opinion, but I would add that I agree it would be worth passing it by your pediatrician. I have a daughter with a bleeding disorder, and this is a symptom for her. She's not my gymnast, but was a very active kiddo. She would get petechiae from various activities. We got the same reaction when we initially told our pediatrician, so they ran tests and then she ended up at a specialist, where we got concrete answers.

I should also add, I've had two girls who have been gymnasts, one current, one former and they never got petechiae from practice. My current gymnast is training L7 and the other stopped at L6.

 

[IreneKa]

Thanks. I'll mention it to her pediatrician.