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    Parents Underarm odor advice needed

    I use a product called Bac-Out from BioKleen. It has a pleasant lime scent, and is essentially enzymes that eat organic matter. I put a squirt into my laundry containing a lot of polyester and/or sweaty, funky clothing. In addition, I use a small amount of straight white vinegar in a downy...
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    Parents Kim Zmeskal Ozone leotards

    My dd has only recently tried ozone and while she wants to love it because of the super soft stretchy fabric, the cut is indeed weird and very small. She is 10 and not particularly short - so probably falls into the older girl problem mentioned above.
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    Parents Correcting turn out

    Just saw this and it looks similar to what we are going thru. My dd had an ankle fracture last fall, and we *think* that during recovery, she learned some bad habits, like turning in. In order to protect the injury, kwim? Anyway, now she turns in, and it is affecting lots of other things. Her...
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    Parents Supplements

    A calcium mini which has some magnesium and D3, plus an additional D3, and a Vitamin C. She should also get a multi, but I'm currently out. The D3 was to address a deficiency (and she is out in the sun a lot despite the gym hours - but all the women in my family run low on D). The calcium is...
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    Parents Broken Forearm Recovery

    My dd had the same break - closed fracture, required sedation to set ... twice! Both radius and ulna completely broke, about 4 inches up from the wrist. She had several casts as well - complete up to shoulder, then below elbow, etc. Her recovery was long. She was probably out 3 months total...
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    Parents Standardized tests when homeschooling

    I started with the ITBS years ago, and so just stuck with it. Really any standard test should give you what you are looking for.
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    Parents Help! Bun keeps falling out at competitions

    I haven't read all the responses - but our gym has a set way to do the bun, and really I think it works great! Basically, pony at the crown, lots of gel and fine tooth comb to set the sleek part, re-set the pony as necessary. Then, split into two sections, and gel and braid them. Then wrap the...
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    WAG Asymmetry in the leg muscles

    I just caught your comment in the injury thread and replied there. But in a nutshell, my dd's uneven calves were the result of an old injury that she was compensating for. Not to say she isn't still lopsided, but this was a HUGE difference and causing cramping and leg soreness over time. Now...
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    WAG Anyone with experience with Severs and PT?

    I took dd to a PT when one calf was bigger than the other - and he was able to see that her lumbar region was "impinged"? Hope I'm remembering that right. Bottom line was that she had tweaked her back screwing around on a tramp one day and flipping into the pit (at a summer camp - not...
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    WAG Anyone with experience with Severs and PT?

    what they said. :-) Basically think acupuncture but by a PT. Stimulates blood flow to the area. Sometimes painful during, other times don't even notice the needles inserted - but get great relief afterwards.
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    WAG Anyone with experience with Severs and PT?

    My daughter did a lot of PT when her severs was bad. She was really, really bad about stretching at home - still is. So I wouldn't take her to PT till she also had another issue, but once there, they worked on the severs as well. She refused the needling (but I think she may have come around...
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    WAG Another USAG screw up

    Anyone else just get an email from USAG (to parents of competitive team members)? Has a lot of fluffy info at the top, then moves right into keeping our athletes safe, and had links to two youtube videos that can be watched with your child, on how to address inappropriate touching of your...
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    Parents Questions: Growth plate injuries

    My dd had a pretty much definite growth plate fracture in an ankle (forget which one right now) with a similar approach that you are getting - cast, then boot. When we went back for subsequent issues (Severs') the new Ortho (pediatric) and I chatted about the prior treatment which I thought...
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    Parents new "Homeschool Group"

    Depends on what the age cutoffs are for each area. In my state, you must turn the required age by Sept 1 of the school year. I have all fall babies, so 8 would be 3rd grade for me, and 11 is 6th grade.
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    Parents age for Sever's?

    My daughter first experienced symptoms that were diagnosed as Sever's at just 8. Then they were a bit better for a while (or she was just out of the gym for 3 months with another injury and it rested! LOL) but now she is having pain again at almost 10...
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    Marta Karolyi is a code-*****

    Wow - I love this article. And of course agree with most of it - including being irritated with why they are dumbing down the commentary. And apparently I haven't even watched the really dumbed down version! LOL
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    Parents What would you do?

    We would totally skip for this, and we never skip. :-)
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    Gymnastics 101

    I'm reading this dying, but having no clue what you all are talking about because I've only watched on live stream or replayed a stream online. Those commentators aren't great, but there is usually at least one who knows gymnastics...
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    Parents Fractured patella

    the actual patella? or the growth plate there? There are 2 girls (not mine) at our gym who've had a fractured growth plate on/near the patella. Causes a lot of pain and they don't seem to get relief from much. One really liked kino tape, the other has been using a brace. One just gave up and...
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    Parents Does your child have a 'fallback' sport?

    She has resisted all back ups so far. She was recently out for 3 months due to a bad fracture, so we introduced competitive ballroom dance. She loves it, and would like to keep it in addition to gym, but the hours are rough on her. She swims rec in the summer as well, but resists all efforts...

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