Help! cheerleader in pain! is there a doctor in the house?

[DomLee]

Get your ankle checked out now.
Cheerleading may be what you know now, but that it is...what you know now.
I'm not trying to deter you from what you love.
But more important that anything else, is your health.

You may have developed a minute fracture. You may have a minor sprain.
But look at it this way. You're a professional athlete. You train for years and years being a cheerleader. And IF you want to ensure you have the ABILITY to keep cheerleading, you will get yourself checked out.

Major NBA players fall down on the floor at what may seem like the slightest touch. But they are worth millions to themselves, their families, and their team. They are taught to fall down when there is something wrong and NOT to shrug it off. There is too much at risk (health and money).

Same scenario for you. Your health is at risk.

Get your ankle checked out now! BEFORE an injury heals over itself. In the mean time, take some Alleve. That will help w/ the inflamation. And stay off your ankle until you heal completely. The WORST thing you can do, is to repeatedly hammer away at the injury by landing on that ankle even more.

Don't get it checked out thinking it went away? And the injury may surface later on randomly in the form of pain in the same spot or elsewhere.

I wish you a speedy recovery.

[jacky]

Hi all! Well, i told my mother i tripped jumping down the stairs, and we went to the doctor and THANK GOD, my ankle was just bruised and once the swelling went down, im good as new My mom walked out and the doctor looked and me and said "that mustve been some staircase and SOME JUMP to mess up your ankle like that..lemme guess, ur a cheerleader?" lol i told him yes and he gave me some tips/a magazine on how to prevent injuries and help out my joints. he even showed me some new simple stretches to make sure i dont pull anything.

[Patti]

That's good news!

[GracieLou]

Thats good!

[mustangbee]

So glad your OK. I have never been a cheerleader, but in high school people have said I couldn't walk and talk at the same time.
Yep had lots of injuries, just from walking & talking.
I would have told you to tell your Mom, we say a lot of things, but our kids health and happiness always come first. Smart Doctor you have, read what he gave you, and learn from it. Again, I'm really glad your OK, have fun, and please be careful.

[Yorkieluv]

Yeah! I'm so glad you're okay and that you went to the doctor Be careful, and maybe someone should teach your bases how to catch you!