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"Gymnastics a sport of brutality, masked by grace"
Interesting article from the Seattle Times: "Gymnastics a sport of brutality, masked by grace" - http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sports/2003558539_boyle06.html?syndication=rss [quote]Junior Jana Oliver visits the chiropractor three or four times every week to deal with chronic neck and back pain. Her right hip is more than half an inch higher than her left thanks to years of gymnastics. [/quote] This seems more like scoliosis (curvature of the spine)....hmm chiropractors... Be careful you don't miss an injury because you think it is just gymnastics pounding / practice pain, or something: [quote]Gymnasts' incredibly high pain thresholds sometimes mask conditions that have nothing to do with the sport. West Seattle junior Corrine Wise always competed with a sore back and two years ago was diagnosed with a mild case of spina bifida. "I thought it was just pain from being a gymnast," she said.[/quote] From a footall coach: [quote]"They are some of the toughest athletes I've ever seen," Hopkins said. "At the higher levels, I think the gymnasts are every bit as tough as the football players playing at the highest levels.[/quote] Why you do it, and keep doing it: [quote]"Some of the skills in this sport scare you to death," said Young, the West Seattle coach and a 1966 graduate of the school. "When you accomplish a skill, it's a high you can't really compare to anything else. There's a certain euphoria, that's why you come back and do it again."[/quote]
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Ya, a lot of the orthopedists say stay away from the chiropractors...
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