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...
Cheerleading and Ankle Sprains “They go together like lamb and tunafish”…or spaghetti and meatballs if you’re more comfortable with that analogy. It is well known that the ankle is the MOST COMMON INJURY IN CHEERLEADING. It accounts for the...
The Design of the body If you look at the body..really look at it (when standing), you’ll notice that the majority of our body’s muscle mass is found on the lower half. Our legs, glutes (butt), calves comprise a huge portion of the total muscle mass found...
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