rips...

[jls1969]

My dd's hands look terrible...does anyone have any suggestions to help the rips? She uses grips and is training L6..

Thanks!!!

[GymnastRaeRae87]

That is so odd that she is getting rips while using grips, I haven't gotten more than 2 or 3 rips since getting my grips which was like 3 years ago! I would check to make sure they are the right size and that she is putting them on tightly enough as to they don't rub on her skin irritating it further Hopefully that helped! Rips are not fun!

[CoachK]

Unfortunately some kids are just prone to rip more than others- no matter if they are wearing grips or not. A lot of my girls use Hand-e-Balm to help heal rips, but there are other products out there as well.

If she is still trying to do bars with her hands ripped I would recommend getting a round makeup sponge and cutting out the middle to create a "donut." The hole can then be placed over her rip and taped on to help keep the friction from making it worse. I hope that helps!

[CoachL]

what kind of grips is she using, and would you say she has thin or wider hands?

[jls1969]

She is using Gibson buckle grips...she has had them for a year, so they are broken in. I would say her hands are small, but maybe in the gym world they are not These are the grips her coach likes her to wear...she has been doing kip-cast-handstands, giants, free hips to handstands, free hips, baby giants and flyaways. Do you think training those skills has something to do with it? She just started with giants, kip cast to handstands and free hips to handstands...

Thanks!

[mtbmom]

I have no insight on preventing rips. However, as a trauma nurse, I'm an expert at healing wounds.

Overnight, or any period of time that she can keep her hands covered (i.e. day off from gym) clean the wound, apply bacitracin or neosporin and then xeroform gauze. Cover with dry 4x4 gauze, then curlix or 3 inch gauze (that comes in a roll) that you can wrap around the hand would be ideal. If you do that at night her rips will heal very quickly.

These types of wounds need moisture to heal and that is what the xeroform gauze http://www.imed.com/shop/detail.cfm?...102&zmap=K1156 provides.

Good luck!

[gym law mom]

One thing many gymnasts find helpful is to put prep H on the rip and then a clean sock over their hand/s at bedtime. Seems to work well when my gymmie gets rips. Also have her rub a pumice stone on her hands at night---keeps those calluses down.

Check to make sure her grips haven't stretched too much and actually are sliding or are loose---since they're a year old, that could be part of the problem because with the skills she's working, she is grip/regriping alot(lots of torque on the hands). My gymmie's hands were like raw meat during her L6 season. I won't say grips "cured" things, but helped some once she started using them for the giants etc.

[kristilyn73]

Another treatment is to use vitamin E tablets. Cut open the end and dab some on. Then cover the rip with Band - Aids. My DD sleeps with them on. It takes a couple days and then the rip is better.

Preventing.. my question is where are her rips? On her palms or down on her wrists? that would help tell where she needs some more protection. My DD no longer gets rips on her palms. She gets them where her hand meets her wrists.

[egymnast123]

have u tried tea bags on it

[Jea_bernadette]

i am usually prone to rips too

so i know how your DD feels


i have this stuff called Bag balm that works like magic

i think you can ge it at any pharmacy store in the baby section i think it is supposed to be used for diaper rashes
BUT
it was originally made for cow udders (i know ew)
but you put some on the rip at night and put a sock over it

usually after 2-3 nights the rip is healed and better than ever


hope that helps