There are two factors working against cheerleaders when it comes to knee health. Number 1, athletes focus primarily on strengthening the thigh muscles and stretching the hamstrings. This creates a huge imbalance in the function of the lower body and leaves the knee in...
Hands down, the most common injury in cheer is the ankle sprain. It’s no secret that cheerleaders have terrible shoes. Couple that with the fact that most of our sport is done on unstable surfaces (spring floor, rod floor, tramp and tumble tracks) and we now...
The two most common areas of pain for cheerleaders are the ankle and the spine. While the ankle may represent a somewhat serious injury, lower back pain (LBP) in a cheer athlete can be as simple as a pulled muscle or something much more serious. Lower back pain in the...
It’s a sad but unfortunate truth that most cheerleaders will experience some sort of injury during their cheer career. Many will experience multiple injuries, and some will have pain throughout their entire cheer career and will then make it their life’s...
It’s been a few months since many people around the world were shocked and outraged by a story in the cheer community. Images began to surface of a young lady being “forced into splits” by her coach and teammates. The video (and subsequent backlash)...
If you’ve been in the sport long enough, there is almost a guarantee that at some point, something has caused you pain. Whether it was a rolled ankle, painful wrist, or tight lower back; it’s almost inevitable. As athletes (and coaches), we must learn to...
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