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It would depend on WHAT the injuries are.Is there a point at which you think your child’s body just was not made for this sport and you and your child need to acknowledge that? When is that point? And who decides?
Just a question: Is the amount/type of conditioning sufficient for the gymnastics she is doing? My daughter and many of her teammates had multiple injuries last year. There was a lot of change and inconsistency last year and our girls were definitely not doing proper conditioning. Thankfully, there were many changes made over the summer and into this season. Knock on wood our girls are stronger than ever and no injuries (I hate to even say that out loud).
For the gymnast wrist in July she was out 10 weeks. The dr was ok at 6-8 but she did not feel pain free so she extended it. I was impressed with her for withstanding the pressure to go back. And then she did a two week phase in on skills and hand pressure. So the whole thing was a solid three months.
What is weird is that she has been utterly fine for two plus months then the pain started again this month in school not even in the gym and only one side. Wondered if a new injury but the pain is in the same place. And X-rays aren’t great - not enough improvement over the six month timeline.
Good questions on the supports. She is wearing for beam and floor/vault. Worth looking at. As for hyper mobility syndrome it is in our family. My son has it but not sure she was officially diagnosed.
One side now -- is she training/competing tsuks?
Lots of time spent conditioning is good, but hypermobile kids competing as optionals need to do specific work to strengthen their wrists. She needs to do two things: first and foremost, let the injury heal completely, 100%. Then, when she goes back, she needs to strengthen her wrists. There are a lot of good theraband exercises she can do, and the rice bucket exercises are excellent. It shouldn't be too hard to find either type of exercise with some quick googling, but if you get stuck, remind me and I'll post them. If she doesn't like Tiger Paws for beam, she could try Skidz. A lot of the guys use them on floor, vault, and pommels, including my son. My daughter has found now that when she has a brief flare, bracing when she's out of the gym and especially overnight helps a lot to keep things in check. She hasn't had to take any time off for the last two years.