misshoneybee
Proud Parent
Hi everyone, I have not been on in awhile. My dd tweaked her back doing something other than gymnastics. It hurts when she bends backwards....she took a couple of weeks off and of course I took her to her sports medicine (pediatric doc) doc and they did an xray and it was negative. The doc said that she also needed a bone scan because 50% of all stress fractures don't show up on xray's. She did give us an order for PT.
My dd has pain when she goes back into a bridge but that is it. The doctor gave me a note for her coaches and it was vague. She said that she can return to practice, letting pain be her guide, and she said "no back extension". and then told us verbally that there are alot of things that she could do still, sit ups, leg lifts, core strength, upper body, she said she can swing on a bar, etc.. I gave the note to her coaches and they didn't want her in the gym at all and implied that she should come back after she finishes her PT (which could be weeks) and is cleared by the doctor to return to practice. He gave me a very long list of questions that he wants answered before she comes back. Like how high can she jump, how far can she jump, how much weight can she lift, can she do a handstand, can she do abdominal exercise, can she stretch her hamstrings...etc.....
First of all, I don't want my daughter to become more injured, but mentally she really needed to be there even if it meant she did not do what all of the other girls were doing.
I need help figuring this out.
My dd has pain when she goes back into a bridge but that is it. The doctor gave me a note for her coaches and it was vague. She said that she can return to practice, letting pain be her guide, and she said "no back extension". and then told us verbally that there are alot of things that she could do still, sit ups, leg lifts, core strength, upper body, she said she can swing on a bar, etc.. I gave the note to her coaches and they didn't want her in the gym at all and implied that she should come back after she finishes her PT (which could be weeks) and is cleared by the doctor to return to practice. He gave me a very long list of questions that he wants answered before she comes back. Like how high can she jump, how far can she jump, how much weight can she lift, can she do a handstand, can she do abdominal exercise, can she stretch her hamstrings...etc.....
- Is it common for coaches to tell a gymnast to leave practice and come back when she is "better" - which could be 3 months?
- When you have dealt with injuries what level of detail have you had to provide to the coaches regarding modification and activity levels in the gym?
First of all, I don't want my daughter to become more injured, but mentally she really needed to be there even if it meant she did not do what all of the other girls were doing.
I need help figuring this out.