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How physical therapists can help gymnasts be successful.
When 16-year-old Madeline Frazier was competing as a level 9 gymnast (the second-highest level in the USA Gymnastics developmental program) at a regional competition, she sprained and broke one ankle and sprained the other ankle on her first tumbling pass.
"I was unable to continue the competition and was put in a boot for weeks," she says. "After getting out of the boot, I went to see a physical therapist for the first time because of my injury."
Date: November 1, 2021
Contact: aptamag@apta.org
Content Type: Feature
Keith Loria
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