1st U.S. Study: Gymnastics Lands Thousands In E-R
It’s one of the biggest draws during the Summer Olympics. More than 600,000 American children take part in gymnastics every year*, and the sport is especially popular among girls. It might surprise you to know that there have been no national studies about injury rates in gymnastics - until now. But the results from this study have some pediatric experts calling for change.
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Filed under: Sports Medicine / Fitness on April 8th, 2008