Recent content by luvmygymmie

I am also on the fence. My daughter is a freshman in high school and Level 9. For the past year, she has had multiple injuries, with one resulting in knee surgery. She is seriously considering switching to diving at the end of this season because she doesn't see herself progressing much...

It sounds like she is making good progress. I think that my daughter only has a screw (with no washer), so her hardware is less prominent, which may be why there is no rush to remove it. I should add that PT was really very light at the beginning-it was more to get a baseline of her strength and...

I agree that she should have started PT already. My daughter had the same surgery due to a displaced medial epicondyle. She did not dislocate her elbow, or she did and it re-located on its own before reaching the hospital. My daughter had the surgery within days of her injury and her elbow was...

For the week following surgery, she was in a hard splint and then in a brace that she was supposed to "unlock" several times a day to do range of motion. If I recall correctly, she only wore the brace for 6 weeks but even then was in PT and doing range of motion exercises throughout the day. I...

My daughter had surgery for a medial epicondyle fracture with displacement around 10mm when she was a Level 8 gymnast. The ortho consult in the ER recommended no surgery and casting, but a follow-up appointment with a sports medicine orthopedic surgeon recommended surgery. I was not at all...

The more I think about many (not all) coaches' responses to gymnasts' refusal to perform skills due to fear issues, the more concerned I become and wonder if it is a symptom of a bigger problem in USA gymnastics-a culture of do whatever is necessary to get gymnasts to perform at the highest...

I am struggling with a similar philosophy at my daughter's gym. If a gymnast is refusing to do a skill (most often on beam) after a period of time or a certain number of prompts, there are typically rope climbs assigned or the gymnast is told they can't move on to another skill. My daughter has...

Mich8 my daughter at age 11, training Level 8 had this injury. She was cleared after 3 months. I have to say that I did A LOT of research and most studies recommended return to sport at 3 months (earliest). I would be concerned that she is still having some pain. My daughter did a gradual return...

My daughter had surgery 6 days after the injury. Our orthopedic said that it would heal without surgery but she would likely re-injure it because of the stress gymnasts put on their elbows. This was consistent with my review of research on this injury. If I recall correctly her displacement was...

Mydaughter (level 8) had surgery (screw placed to secure the fracture) a year ago. The doctor originally said 6 months but she slowly started back around 3 months under the supervision of her PT. Originally we were told no surgery was necessary but after lots of my own research and...