NCAA WAG highest surgery incidence rate

Women’s gymnastics, men’s football, and men’s and women’s basketball are NCAA sports with an elevated risk of injury requiring of surgery.

The results from this study can guide the NCAA and providers regarding which sports should be the focus of future research, new injury prevention strategies, and healthcare personnel allocation during events.

The Physician and Sportsmedicine

Surgery rates among 25 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sports from 2005-14.

ACL tears most likely to stop return to sport.

We’ve got to do more to protect knees.

National Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children

Yes.  That’s a thing.

And they will be providing a free dedicated helpline that will support with concerns of abuse in British Gymnastics and other sports.

The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children has joined forces with the British Athletes Commission to provide free, confidential support and guidance to anyone involved with gymnastics who has safeguarding concerns …

British Athletes Commission members can continue raise concerns directly with the BAC Athlete Support team via support@britishathletes.org.

Details.

 

Gymnastics Club COVID-19 survey

Lynn Ledford conducted an informal survey of U.S. clubs.

Over 91% are currently open.

85% have not yet had staff test positive.

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subscribed to Chellsie’s YouTube channel?

#comeback  #ChellYea

Her teammate, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh gymnast Rahdea Jarvis, is very hilarious.

Andy’s pretty funny too.  He has the entire Gym vote on whether she should try an Amanar.

Chellsie does love the Tumbl Trek Pit Pillows.

Click PLAY or watch a sample on YouTube.

how Abie Grossfeld learned Flyaway

One of the unforgettable characters of Gymnastics. A great storyteller.

Legend.

Abe represented the United States as a gymnastics competitor or coach in seven Olympic Games, seven World Championships, six Maccabiah Games, and five Pan American Games …

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Hypervolt Plus percussion massager

USA Gymnastics announced Hyperice as their “official recovery technology partner”. 

Their Hypervolt Plus product is a massage machine. Cost about $349.

Would it help your athletes?

You’d have to try it out somewhere.  No doubt benefits are quite individual.

Chelsey Magnes is a respected endurance racer, acrobat, and climber.  It worked for her.

Ed Louie worked sports medicine with the Canadian National Team.

He sends a link to an article by Brent Brookbush DPT, PT, COMT, MS, PES, CES, CSCS, ACSM H/FS:

The Effects of Local Vibration

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Simone on her Vogue cover story

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Zou Li Min to Wally Whirl

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2020 USAG Hall of Fame Inductees

▶️ Morgan Hamm
▶️ Bridget Sloan
▶️ Yoichi Tomita 
▶️ Jordyn Wieber
▶️ Mary Wright
▶️ Nora Campbell

The induction ceremony is scheduled to be held next June during the 2021 Olympic Trials.

Details.

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