- Jul 26, 2014
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Hi, I'm 16 and I just started cheerleading last year as a freshman. Because I was so new to cheer, I felt like I was holding the team back a lot so I began practicing jumps, tumbling and dancing for hours by myself everyday, and got into varsity the next year.
This January, all the practicing put too much pressure on my left knee, and I completely tore the ACL on my left knee while landing from a pike. Though I did get a reconstruction surgery right away, I will be needing another surgery in a few days due to complications with the replaced ligament.
I'm so worried that I'll never be able to go back to tumbling and jumping, and even if I recover physically, it scares me to even think about jumping again.
Because the coach knows about my problem, I think she will let me back on the team next year, but I don't want to have to be a useless team member.
Have any of you suffered from such injuries before? Could you give me some tips on recovering and picking back up on cheer? Thanks so much!
This January, all the practicing put too much pressure on my left knee, and I completely tore the ACL on my left knee while landing from a pike. Though I did get a reconstruction surgery right away, I will be needing another surgery in a few days due to complications with the replaced ligament.
I'm so worried that I'll never be able to go back to tumbling and jumping, and even if I recover physically, it scares me to even think about jumping again.
Because the coach knows about my problem, I think she will let me back on the team next year, but I don't want to have to be a useless team member.
Have any of you suffered from such injuries before? Could you give me some tips on recovering and picking back up on cheer? Thanks so much!