Another Study Reporting Gymnastics Injuries

Gymnastics is an intense sport, perhaps the original "extreme" sport. Kids run, flip, fly and swing higher, faster, harder. It's really no surprise gymnasts get injured from time to time

As a gymnastics mom, I wait for that call from the coach. Although she's come home with ankles, knees or wrists taped from time to time my daughter's not had a serious injuries. Yet.

Now a new study by Dr. Dwek and Dr. Chung of the radiology faculty at the University of California, San Diego reports a new problem among gymnasts involving the bones in the hands and wrists. They suggest the injuries may cause the kids problems in the future. The sample group was small, only a dozen gymnasts in a group of 125 children, but it is always something to watch.

As always, the best preventative for this, and any sports injury, is to make sure your kid is training at a safe facility with properly trained coaches and that she understands the safety rules. If her coach recommends braces or supports, such as the Golden Hands wrist supports my daughter now wears for her wrist complaints, be sure to get them. They are well worth the cost.