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I pulled my daughter from gym a couple of weeks ago due to spiking Covid cases and a lack of precautions. I now feel comfortable sending her back with new precautions but our governor has put a stop to all non-collegiate sports competitions. I told her she can go back expecting excitement but...

We are in Iowa. We have a schedule, 4 in state and one out of state. However, the mock meet and first official meet were just canceled. Earlier this week gyms were closed for 24 hours before our governor specified they could be open for practice, just no events could be held. Our hospitals are...

My daughter started gymnastics late. She was 7 and it began just as a fun activity for her to do. She did rec classes once a week and it became clear she was actually good at it. I pushed for her to be put on the JO team and after a tryout she was accepted. She did one season on the JO team and...

Another update....she joined a competitive dance team for approximately one month. Then they had a break in activity so she went and did a rec class at her gym just to keep busy. When the class was over I told her it was time to focus on dance again. When faced with that reality she said she'd...

She was casted for 3 weeks and then braced for 4 weeks and then did a slow return. She started using the tiger paws when she was back to actually tumbling/vaulting. She's been taping and using them religiously ever since. She only uses the foam inserts. If she decides to go back I'll have her...

Shes been taping and wearing tiger paws since it first happened last year. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to help much for her. :(

Just an update....she is quitting gym, for now. We did get a second opinion. Same as the first opinion. She needs to rest and heal. Then she can return but it may come back. And it may keep coming back until her growth plates close. She's 10 and has been growing A LOT in the last year but at...

We went for a second opinion today with a sports medicine physician. He doesn't think she needs to be casted/braced and he suggested a more gymnast driven approach. Stop weight bearing activity when she's experiencing pain, resume slowly when she's pain free, limit reps and stay away from any...

I asked her about it and she says she definitely used to do that (turn her hands out) but she has corrected it with her coach and she keeps them straight now. Maybe I should ask coach about it. One thing I forgot to mention was that the orthopedic doc says she does have slight shortness of one...

To be honest, I'm not sure. Before coronavirus we only saw about the last 10 minutes of practice. Now parents don't even go inside. She used to do a lot of gymnastics at home but since the gymnast wrist began she stopped almost all at home handstands/tumbling/etc. I'll ask her to do a couple...

My daughter is training level 4 and 10 years old. We've been fighting gymnast wrist since September of last year. The first time she was casted/then braced. She took about 6 weeks off then worked on a slow return to full activity with a physical therapist. Pain returned about 2 months after...

She's back in a splint and off weight bearing for another 6 weeks. Luckily her team is uptraining skills she already has so hopefully she's not missing much. Once she's back I'm going to encourage her to tape at the beginning of every practice. She was doing that at first and then just stopped...

She's been using them on floor and vault. This time she said her wrist started hurting on beam. Do girls use them on beam?

If anyone is curious about our wrist pain saga....she returned to full activity and competed in two meets, including states. She brought home a few medals, got her confidence back. Her last meet is a home meet and its this upcoming weekend. She came home from practice last night complaining of...

Thanks! Her recovery is progressing slowly but surely. She got her cast off last Wednesday and her xrays look better but she's still having a lot of pain. They extended her time in the brace/splint to 4 weeks and she's still completely off weight bearing acitvity. Once she returns on November...