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Click For Full Article Coastal Point published New Studies Sound Alarm About Cheerleading Injuries. Prevention comes down to key elements in preparation. Many injuries, including, sprains and strains, very often are related to conditioning. This year round sport requires a year round...

Click For Full Article Cheerleading is a dangerous sport, and almost every cheerleader has injured themselves at some point during their cheer career. Recovering from an injury can be stressful and disheartening, and most cheerleaders just want to get back to practice as soon as possible. It is...

Today I got arthroscopy on my right knee due to broken cartilage and repeated dislocation. I am going to cheer camp in about five to six weeks. I am going to pine forest at Trails End on August 13-16. Has anyone had experience with this type of operation? Will I be able to go to camp with full...

so i started a tumbling class to get my back handspring, and my hand is having serious pain in the middle of the top of my hand whenever i touch the ground in my bhs.there is a bone there, and im having terrible pain. i think i could have a small fracture possibly. i have a hand brace, but its...

Okay so this has been going on for awhile now but my right Hip Flexer has been really bothering me. Whenever I do jumps it kills and whenever I strech it makes it worse and sometimes if I strech it to much it hurts to do a roundoff. I use icy hot to try to make it better at practice but it...

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Hi everyone, I am doing a report for one of my classes on cheerleading being a sport and the consequences of it not being a sport, such as injuries. I feature both Cali Aces and Maryland Marlins in my report. I'm featuring them not only because of the injuries sustained in both incidents, but...

Saw a girl break both ankles in the middle of routine. Two people picked her up, took her off floor and the team kept going and didn't miss a beat. Shame on EP. Shame on coaches. Stop the thing, take care of athlete and go again. Done with the show must go one mentality.

I know a while back there was a thread where people posted a bunch of pictures of cheer injuries however when i search i can only find a 3 page one with one picture. lets start a new one or could someone link me to the old one! thank you

Hey all! So I have a random question to ask. I cheer and play Rugby, and I suppose I haven't been doing either too well as I've sprained my left wrist. I've competed on a sprain before ( this past weekend in cheer, and loads of times when playing rugby) because I didn't want my coaches to...

I have 20 girls on my team which means that I will have some girls who do not make the cut for a round in competition. I have had many complaints from parents as this is a new policy for us this year. I'm trying to explain to them that it is better for the team as a whole, but they are only...

So today I'm a positive little bean because after two months I'm free from my post surgery splint and have had the all clear that I will definitely be able to return to cheer after my rehab program is finished... Yay me! Haha. :) Which brings me to the point of this post, I was really curious...

Read Full Article... The NFHS published a response to the AAP’s suggestions. The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) agrees with many of the recommendations and, in fact, has worked for more than 20 years to minimize risk for high school cheerleaders. In 1988, the NFHS...

In about April I overstretched my scorpion without warming up properly and really hurt my back. I lost everything and I still can't do a bridge! It's still really sore whenever I try anything and I'm scared the pain might be permanent. I've tried resting it for 3 weeks but it wasn't any better...

Read Full Article... NEW ORLEANS — Over the past few decades, cheerleading has evolved from leading the crowd in cheers at football games to a competitive, year-round sport featuring complex acrobatic stunts performed by a growing number of athletes – and as a result the number and severity of...

My daughter made an Allstar Junior 2 team this season, but was moved to Junior 3 in August after working hard all summer on her tumbling. She was so excited. Two practices in, she broke her arm (specifically her humerus bone above her elbow.) She had surgery to straighten and set the bone and...

This article popped up on my Facebook thread and I just love it!! Two olympic gold medalists that got injured DUMBING DOWN their routines. I think this article is great and needs to be read by the USASF committee members who keep trying to eliminate tumbling skills. Thoughts?? Get Well...

I've managed to fracture my sternum with just 2 weeks left before trials! I don't know if any of you have experienced this but it is INCEDIBLY painfull. I don't think I'll be able to tryout but I'm still trying to play ignorant and pretend that I'll be able to. I don't think I'll be able to...

Sorry if thread has been done before.. I looked it up by typing in search "random injuries" and "weird" injuries and nothing came up ? So they other day I was at open gym and I did a round off backhandspring and I didnt my roundoff and literally BROKE my toe. My foot is swollen and my toe is...

Hi y'all! I'm doing a powerpoint for my health class about cheer injury prevention. And I need some examples of injuries you can get from cheer. I know their are lots of videos out there, but i need pictures because we're not allowed to access Youtube at my high school. So if you'd like to...