Gymnastics:
Each year over 100,000 gymnastics-related injuries are treated in hospitals, clinics, emergency rooms, and doctors' surgeries in the US alone. On average gymnasts begin at age 4 or 5 and the retire around age 18 or 22. Girls retire earlier then guys because of how bodies are effected by the sport.Gymnastics stunts growth - it is a sport the compresses the spine due to the pressures of tumbling and such. Most injuries caused by gymnastics that occur in early childhood usually last all through adulthood. Whether it be a fractured ankle, a hyperextended knee, or any other injury, a gymnast will feel the affects of the injuries for their whole lives. http://youtu.be/k2zMeS5S7Cc gymnastics injuries
Hyperextensions:
A hyperextension is the movement of joints/tendons/and, or muscles beyond their normal limits.
Hyperextensions can cause major injuries such as: torn ACL, or MCL in the knee, or torn cartilage/ or ligaments in elbows.
Some can cause bone fractures. These types of injuries can end careers. http://youtu.be/rtT3hZSETkE link to below hyperextension viewer discretion is advised you can not unsee this.
Ouch and ouch. Good, interesting post. Have you had any bad injuries in gymnastics?
ReplyDeleteThis post was very interesting!I like how you explained the effects on gymnastics on joints and the body.
ReplyDeletei found the videos really interesting, it gave me a visual approach on the accidents, well done!
ReplyDeletethe videos looked painful! it looks like a bad experience to be injured due to gymnastics. Have you ever experienced or known someone who has gone through an injury similar to the ones above?
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