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    Anon Injury Related

    Hello, I am a platinum gymnast and recently just got back to the gym after an overuse injury. It is not 100% quite yet, but I am really wanting to get back to doing stuff other than basics. Right now I am doing simple basics that don't involve my elbow (which is what I injured) like front tucks...
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    Gymnasts wrist injury

    hello all! not seeking medical advice but wondering if anyone has any comeback experiences to share to help lift my spirits a bit. just injured my wrist and the hand doc is thinks I tore my scalpholunate ligament. mri will confirm but if its fully torn, surgery is the only option for recovery...
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    Anon Injured Teammates

    I am a xcel platinum gymnast and my gym is not a real competitive gym so teamates aren't at every single practice. I am really close with two of my teammates and they are always at practice. They both recently got injured and will be out for a month+. I have talked to them and our coach said...
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    Coaches Bars drills for athlete with injured wrist

    one of my athletes who is training level 6 has been having wrist pain when doing backhand springs, so we are taking a few weeks off of weight bearing on her hands. The only thing she is allowed to do on bars is swings. Today we did: -swings/giants on steel bar -tap swings on HB -flyaway from tap...
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    Parents Elbow injury

    I’m so confused about my daughters elbow pain. She is 9, level 4, only 12 hours a week. Developed some soreness that was limiting some movements so took her to kids ortho. X-ray was normal. Said maybe olecranon apophysitis. She has been resting and doing PT but progress is so slow. They say she...
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    WAG Skills after injury

    Hello! My level 7 had a beautiful free hip handstand and then was out with a back injury for about a month. Everything else came back quickly but she is beyond frustrated with this one skill she can not get back. I think it’s part fear but not all. If you’ve dealt with this - are there any...
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    Parents Specialization And Overuse Injuries In Gymnastics

    I’m not sure if most people know… but USA Gymnastics has some great webinars that are available to the general public. The above is the recording of a webinar that went over early sports specialization and overuse injuries by Dr Emily Sweeney. WEBINAR RECORDING PDF DOCUMENT Dr. Sweeney also...
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    Parents Back Injury Disapointment

    2 weeks ago today, DD hurt her back doing a backdrop to pullover on her trampoline (A skill she's had for a year or two and does it without a problem). She hasn't been able to go to gymnastics and can barely move without feeling pain. Ice, heat, rest, stretching, exercising and aspirin did not...
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    Parents Attending travel meets when injured?

    I'm kind of struggling here and could use some advice/perspective. My daughter (level 10) is injured again. We are still awaiting results from the MRI, but I'm not feeling terribly confident she's going to compete this season. Her first meet was last weekend. It was a 5 hour drive and to a...
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    Parents knee injury?

    Hi everyone. I'm not asking for medical advice here, just wanted to see if anyone has first hand experience to share. My daughter hyperextended her knee about a week and half ago. She didn't hear a pop or feel anything that dramatic. But she was doing a FLO FLO on the floor and I guess just...
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    Anon Documentation to Return After Injury/Surgery

    Does your gym require documentation to come back after an injury - personal and or gymnastics related? Sprains and being sore are common. But what about injuries requiring surgery and/or needing bracing/boots/crutches? Is there a uniform standard for returning after an injury/ surgery or is...
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    Anon Reasonable time to notify parents of injury?

    Hello! Our gym program has had a lot of staffing rotation which has led to a lot of communication problems as the previous head coach's responsibilities have fallen to multiple people. Recently, our optionals gymnast was injured at the beginning of an all-day workout. This occurred early in...
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    Parents Injury Comeback

    Hi my DD will be out a few weeks after 3 rd injury since summer. What have gyms, coaches done to help gymnasts regain strength, skills ( such as privates, change in training structure) especially in the middle of the season?. Has any gymnasts sat out the season and worked on regaining skills.
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    Parents How do you handle “injuries”

    Hi, My daughter is a 8yr old L4. Two weeks ago, she fell of the beam doing a split jump. She said the side of her foot landed on the beam and she twisted her ankle on the way down. She’s been complaining that her ankle hurts ever since. She limps around at gymnastics and complains to her...
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    Parents One injury after the next

    Is it normal for girls to have back to back injuries? My daughter is training level 9 (almost 13 years old) and over the past 6-7 months she has had 3 foot injuries, 1 hip injury, 1 back injury and 1 finger injury. None of the injuries are major. Three were overuse and three were from falls...
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    Coaches Injuries to Coaches from your gymnasts.

    I've tried searching the forum, but google fu must be a bit weak. Just got out of hospital and now I'm on blood thinners and thus prone to bruising, etc. When it comes to coaching, how many of you have had injuries from your gymnasts while coaching. What's the worst that you've had? Don't...
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    WAG Injuries at European Championships

    Awful lot of injuries this year at the Europeans...what do you all think of it? It doesn't take much to hurt yourself in gymnastics -- the slightest bit "off" landing or take-off can lead to sprains and tears and broken bones. I feel sorry for the poor athletes who got hurt in a major...
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    Parents COVID AND INJURIES

    If you have had COVID 2020 , 2021 and 2022 that had a tremendous affect on training and scheduled meets. Broke your foot in 2022 which I missed 6 meets only coming back to States and qualify for Regionals but not Nationals. When updating your bio. , should any of this be included? I have not had...
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    MAG kip cast for MAG gymnasts without injury

    Hi there, I'm new to coaching MAG gymnast kip, casts and didn't anticipate the problems with anatomical differences, and the pain that can cause during kip, casts. What do male gymnasts do to prevent injuring themselves? Thanks for your time,
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    Coaches Trampoline Injuries

    I broke my arm overrotating on a frontflip on the tramp at gymnastics class. I was wondering how i could prevent something like that from happening again, and how to fall on the trampoline saftely? I dont think i will be able to do front flips on it untill i know how to stop this from happening...

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