On Tony’s new site Gym Momentum:
Injuries can range from as small as a rip to the obvious fractures and torn ligaments and ruptured tendons. Each athlete will deal with their injury differently. Some have a very high tolerance for pain while others have a relatively low threshold.
I have had gymnasts who when they ripped you would have thought that someone had taken a blow torch to their hand and other gymnasts who continued to work out on what we discovered was a broken bone in her ankle. …
Following an injury we all want the gymnasts to return to practice and be part of the group. It is good for their psychological state …
I like to see the girls back at their normal practice schedule even if hours are reduced. …
Injured athletes, if possible, should come to the gym each practice day, but stay only about half as long as the rest of their group. Do what they can still do — then go home.
Gymnastics Coaching.com 