Parents Pubic bone bruise

[Gymmom82773]

I have a 12 year old L9 who has been struggling on bars after coming back from hand surgery . She has developed this very painful bruise right above her pubic area that swells at times . This bruise is making it hard for her to push into the bar to make handstands leading to pirouettes . Any suggestions to help ? She has a meet sunday and she is trying to qualify for states . It's been a rough season , she only has 2 meets left . The other 3 events are doing pretty well . Bars has caused a lot of anxiety and mental stress for her and this bruise isn't helping !! Thanks everyone !

 

[2gymmies]

Make a small donut shaped pad out of foam and wear bar shorts with that stuck in. Or some girls put a wrist band down in bar shorts. The donut is better because it allows the hole to be over the bruise and protect it. And ice it!!!!

 

[wallflower]

My DD had the same issue. You can't wear shorts at a meet nor does a wrist band look great at meets. We took a thin gel shoe insert, cut to size and taped over the area. She wore it to her meet with no issue.

 

[Deleted member D3987]

My DD had the same issue. You can't wear shorts at a meet nor does a wrist band look great at meets. We took a thin gel shoe insert, cut to size and taped over the area. She wore it to her meet with no issue.

this^^^^

 

[Deleted member 14190]

This works, purchase a neoprene back brace that velcros wround, have her wear it every day in workout as a skirt, velcro overlap in front. I have a few kids that do this every year, it WORKS. At the meet they wear nothing becasue they usually feel totally fine and are healed. Wearing padding underneath a Leo can and will get a deduction at meets, I have seen it with other teams and watched the judges concure and make a big deal of it. I felt bad for the kids (yes most of the team), but thought the coaches were complete idiots at the same time...

 

[Deleted member 14190]

add, the team and coaches in question actually had a 1 inch slice of foam under each leo, which was very obvious.....

 

[windydays]

No advice, but my DD experienced this a few months ago and it was hard. Glad to see others have piped in.

Sending positive thoughts your way

 

[GymnastMomX2]

Could she just use the padding for practice and even warmups and just go without for the actual competition? Hope it heals up soon for her, that's tough.

 

[Deleted member 14190]

If you use it in workout it eliminates the problem.

 

[OzZee]

Arnica is amazing for bruising.

 

[momto8in10]

My daughter had this, to the point where it was a hard raised line all across the area where the bar hits. It is super common, HC suggested the foam and bar shorts, which we did (used a piece of a block from the pit). In a couple of weeks she was healed up ; no need to wear it at meets.