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mandy
Hello!
My DD has never had any wrist issues. Her besst friend had it, because she overworked them last summer training and it has not gotten better since. I really really don't want to deal with anything like that in future, so I will do everything that my child can be in gymnastics as long as she wants to, without any wrist issues!
I would appreciate if anyone could help me!
My daughter is now working on press handstands a lot, which requires a lot of leaning forward and overstretching the wrist. (She is very mobile, wrist can bend beyond 90°, maybe 110°)
She doesn't feel any painn at rest, but she says when she tries to bend and lean forward it's a mild discomfort, especially in her left hand. When not warmed up and doing a handstand (which does not happen often!) she feels this discomfort as well. It's actually not the wrist exactly, but a little more above.
I don't want to go to the doctor yet, he will do nothing but tell us to rest as well.
So what I thought about was resting the wrists for about 2 weeks now (just doing some straddle and L-Sits on paralletets, because she needs to work on those!), doing some stretching and strength work fo the wrists every day.
After 2 weeks she should check if sypmtoms are gone, if not, wait another week, but maybe doing handstands, cartwheels and light stuff already in training.
And as a prehab I thought about stretching and strengthening the wrist everyday, for L-Sits, Straddle L-Sits, Planche work and Push-Ups (she does home conditioning) she should use paralletes and for handstands she does at home wear tiger paws.
In gym she should be careful, not mess around too much and stop when feeling discomfort or pain and rest for 1-2 days.
What do you think about our "plan"?
What could happen if she doesn't stop training and keeps on stressing her wrists?
What are common wrist injuries in gymnastics, how do I identify them in an early stage and what are the treatments?
My DD has never had any wrist issues. Her besst friend had it, because she overworked them last summer training and it has not gotten better since. I really really don't want to deal with anything like that in future, so I will do everything that my child can be in gymnastics as long as she wants to, without any wrist issues!
I would appreciate if anyone could help me!
My daughter is now working on press handstands a lot, which requires a lot of leaning forward and overstretching the wrist. (She is very mobile, wrist can bend beyond 90°, maybe 110°)
She doesn't feel any painn at rest, but she says when she tries to bend and lean forward it's a mild discomfort, especially in her left hand. When not warmed up and doing a handstand (which does not happen often!) she feels this discomfort as well. It's actually not the wrist exactly, but a little more above.
I don't want to go to the doctor yet, he will do nothing but tell us to rest as well.
So what I thought about was resting the wrists for about 2 weeks now (just doing some straddle and L-Sits on paralletets, because she needs to work on those!), doing some stretching and strength work fo the wrists every day.
After 2 weeks she should check if sypmtoms are gone, if not, wait another week, but maybe doing handstands, cartwheels and light stuff already in training.
And as a prehab I thought about stretching and strengthening the wrist everyday, for L-Sits, Straddle L-Sits, Planche work and Push-Ups (she does home conditioning) she should use paralletes and for handstands she does at home wear tiger paws.
In gym she should be careful, not mess around too much and stop when feeling discomfort or pain and rest for 1-2 days.
What do you think about our "plan"?
What could happen if she doesn't stop training and keeps on stressing her wrists?
What are common wrist injuries in gymnastics, how do I identify them in an early stage and what are the treatments?