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Stengthening and Preventing Gymnastics Injuries:
Achilles Tendon Injury
Lower Back Injury
Ankle Sprain
Achilles Tendon Injury
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INJURIES TO HELP:
-lower back injury
-ankle sprain
-achilles tendon injury
INCREASING STRENGTH AND HELPING THE INJURY
BY: Emma Carmichael
LEG RAISES
Leg raises are helpful with a lower back injury because they help to strengthen your core. By moving your legs up and down, like a leg...
FRONT AND BACK WALKOUTS
In this exercise you sould be in a push up position on a yoga ball with your legs on the yoga ball. You walk your hands forward so that...
REVERSE CRUNCHES
A reverse crunch in this case in performed on a yoga/exercise ball. You lay on a yogaball with your feet on the ground and chest down....
STRETCHING THE LOWER BACK:
By stretching the lower back muscles, ab muscles, hips, and legs you can help stretch out muscles involved in a lower back injury. By...
HALF "W"
This stretch is called half "w" because one of your legs should be straight, while the other should look like half of a "w". This stretch...
HOLLYWOOD STRETCH
This stretch is called the holleywood stretch. By doing this, you strretch out your side muscles and lower back muscles.When you do this...
TOUCHING YOUR TOES
Even though this is a very simple stretch, it is very easy and very effective. In this stretch, stand with your legs to gether and try to...
SEAL STRETCH
This stretch is called a seal stretch. It helps stretch out lower back muscles. To get even more of a stretch with this stretch, you can...
PREVENTING AN ACHILLES TENDON INJURY:
Other than from sports or overuse, an achilles tendon injury can occurbecause of footwear, the arch position of your foot, and because of...
HOW CAN YOU PREVENT LOWER BACK INJURIES?
Lower back injuries are very hard to prevent. This is because you can't really control when or how they happen, unless your in a bad...
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