- Feb 26, 2007
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So my oldest DD, 11 years, is injured yet again. She has somehow strained a tendon in her leg/ankle. It runs down the outside of the leg, under the bumpy bone on the foot and under the edge of the foot. She cannot walk and run without pain. This has been for about a week, she iced it, stretched it and took advil with no improvement.
So I took her to the sports therapist today, she says no running, jumping, dismounts and even too much walking for the next week at least. The ankle is heavily taped to stop it moving.
She went to gym tonight, but is feeling so frustrated, they did bars, no dismounts though. Then floor, all she could do was gingerly walk through her routine. She is thinking of not going for the next week as it is so hard to do nothing. She cannot go in another group as there isn't one!!!
I have ordered gym shoes for her today which I will take to a podiatrist to have inserts made to help her with the pronation when she walks and runs, it definitely is part of her problem.
She has a meet on the 6th April and once more feels as though she will not be ready. She just asks why she is the only one who gets hurt, everyone else at the gym is just fine. Poor little Bog, I really feel for her. She loves gym so much and she just doesn't seem to get a break.
I know there is nothing most of you can add, but it is just so good to share with some crazy people who get this sport
. Even her Dad wonders why she doesn't just quit.

So I took her to the sports therapist today, she says no running, jumping, dismounts and even too much walking for the next week at least. The ankle is heavily taped to stop it moving.
She went to gym tonight, but is feeling so frustrated, they did bars, no dismounts though. Then floor, all she could do was gingerly walk through her routine. She is thinking of not going for the next week as it is so hard to do nothing. She cannot go in another group as there isn't one!!!
I have ordered gym shoes for her today which I will take to a podiatrist to have inserts made to help her with the pronation when she walks and runs, it definitely is part of her problem.
She has a meet on the 6th April and once more feels as though she will not be ready. She just asks why she is the only one who gets hurt, everyone else at the gym is just fine. Poor little Bog, I really feel for her. She loves gym so much and she just doesn't seem to get a break.
I know there is nothing most of you can add, but it is just so good to share with some crazy people who get this sport
