TY - JOUR
T1 - Cheerleading injuries
T2 - Epidemiology and recommendations for prevention
AU - Brenner, Joel S.
AU - Benjamin, Holly J.
AU - Cappetta, Charles T.
AU - Demorest, Rebecca A.
AU - Halstead, Mark E.
AU - Weiss Kelly, Amanda K.
AU - Koutures, Chris G.
AU - LaBella, Cynthia R.
AU - LaBotz, Michele
AU - Loud, Keith J.
AU - Martin, Stephanie S.
PY - 2012/11
Y1 - 2012/11
N2 - Over the last 30 years, cheerleading has increased dramatically in popularity and has evolved from leading the crowd in cheers at sporting events into a competitive, year-round sport involving complex acrobatic stunts and tumbling. Consequently, cheerleading injuries have steadily increased over the years in both number and severity. Sprains and strains to the lower extremities are the most common injuries. Although the overall injury rate remains relatively low, cheerleading has accounted for approximately 66% of all catastrophic injuries in high school girl athletes over the past 25 years. Risk factors for injuries in cheerleading include higher BMI, previous injury, cheering on harder surfaces, performing stunts, and supervision by a coach with low level of training and experience. This policy statement describes the epidemiology of cheerleading injuries and provides recommendations for injury prevention.
AB - Over the last 30 years, cheerleading has increased dramatically in popularity and has evolved from leading the crowd in cheers at sporting events into a competitive, year-round sport involving complex acrobatic stunts and tumbling. Consequently, cheerleading injuries have steadily increased over the years in both number and severity. Sprains and strains to the lower extremities are the most common injuries. Although the overall injury rate remains relatively low, cheerleading has accounted for approximately 66% of all catastrophic injuries in high school girl athletes over the past 25 years. Risk factors for injuries in cheerleading include higher BMI, previous injury, cheering on harder surfaces, performing stunts, and supervision by a coach with low level of training and experience. This policy statement describes the epidemiology of cheerleading injuries and provides recommendations for injury prevention.
KW - Adolescents
KW - Athletes
KW - Cheer
KW - Females
KW - Sports
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84868615289&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1542/peds.2012-2480
DO - 10.1542/peds.2012-2480
M3 - Review article
C2 - 23090348
AN - SCOPUS:84868615289
SN - 0031-4005
VL - 130
SP - 966
EP - 971
JO - Pediatrics
JF - Pediatrics
IS - 5
ER -