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my career in cheerleading might be over!
I have been cheerleading for 3 years now. this past winter, i hurt both my knees, bad. i went to the doctor recently and she said that it was a rare disease that would take about 2 more years to go away. she said if it got any worse, i would have to stop cheerleading. cheerleading is what i do-it's my life. i can't just stop. what can i do to help my knees not to hurt as much? help!
~Injured Cheerleader~
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Im not a cheerleader and im a boy...but i have have lots of injuries...and you should not be really active for a little while or have your mom take you to a theripist...it might help and i hope it did...
Get well soon
Mike
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Stretching out before practice and games will help a lot. I wouldn't take took many aspirin or advil because it will eventually hurt your stomach. If its swelling after practice, put ice on it; CVS and Walgreen have these cool strap on ice packs you can keep in the freezer. I would ask the doctor if there was anything you can do to help.
I know its hard to have to quit doing something you love. Maybe you could become a cheerleading coach for younger children. They could use your help learning cheers and routines, and they don't always do the jumping and lifting the older children do. Don't count yourself out before it happens.
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well you can exercise your legs and i have been thro 2 carwrecks so i know how to strengthen your legs. just let me know if you want them. you are going to have to take it easier. and if it gets worse you will have to cut back on your cheerleading. maybe not completly tho. so it's better to be able to walk believe me. if you want those exercises just let me know.
good luck!!!!! *~~~shana~~~*
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stop cheerleading. Seriously, it's your only choice. I broke a finger and had to stop playing all my instruments (and knitting, crocheting, etc), sure, it's hard to go through deprivation of what you love, but you just learn to appreciate it more. And you can learn to do other things during that time. It's really not so bad. Write poetry, play chess, knit, make music, art, start acting. Find a star and chase it across the universe until it becomes cliche. Just not one that involves strain to your knees. it will be tough, but it will be worth it in the end.
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I kinda have the same situation, i tore my acl playing softball and it takes 6 months to recover which means i will miss basketball season but i came to found out that i really dont like basketball ne more but in ur case jus try to make ur knees stronger but thats what i am doing because along with my torn acl i have a disease too so jus try to take it easy and not push ur self as hard because wouldnt u perfer siting out 2 years over never being able to do cheerleading again?
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im sorry to hear that happened! i kno how much somethin like that could mean to someone! i to am a cheerleader n i would not what to do if somethin like that happened to me! jus take it easy for a little while while u r gettin the treatment and suff! but somethin u should kno is that everything happens for a reason! i kno it is goin to get better n u goin to cheer like nothin EVER happend! tell me how it goes...good luck! -angie
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AHHHHH!!! I ***JUST***** got back from being out with my knee I have tendintios and it will never go away. I cried like everytime I had to go to cheer just to do conditioning. Don't worry, hold your head high and think about it.. some athletes are out for 1-2 years and rest it and they come abck STRONGER than ever..I have head tendintios for like 6 years and it acts up sometime but you just gotta do conditioning so u can stay strong and come back better and not hurt and no pain! GOOD LUCK AND JUST WAIT..ITS So0o0o0o0o0o WORTH IT!!! LOVE YA XOXOX RATE ME PLZ!
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ur like me lol except im not hurt i feel for ya
CHEERLEADING ROXS
i' hope u get better soon
love ashley
ps sry i wasnt much help but i cnat do n e thing
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If you still want to chearlead, do it. My stepmom's dad was told he would never walk again, and he can run a mile. And my stepmom, told she was going to die of cancer, it's ten years later and she's doing just fine. What i am saying is, if you think you should still chearlead, do it. If you end up hurting your leg really badly, it'll only be temperary or something else might come out of it. Maybe you will find another passion, or become a choreographer instead of a chearleader. I really hope your knees get better, i know i would hate it if i couldn't dance again. I'm very sorry
Lizzy
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Take advil every four hours every day. I have knee probs too and it works like a charm. Also stretch your legs and take baths and ice your knee. They make special knee pumps that like make ur knee more stable or sumthin I have one and it really works. Good luck with Cheerleading! xoxo~Shea
Also just incase, find another hobby that u also really like.!
PS- Drop one in my inbox and I can recomend some good stuff to help ur knees!
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Well, if ur doctor says theres nothin u can do then i guess theres nothin u can do..maybe pray? lol if ur religious that reall might help...i really dont know what else to say..sorry..hope that helped tho..GOOD LUCK!
*much love*
*~tasha~*
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You should go to knee therepy. And stretch it out really well before you do cheerleading, but you dont want anything seriosly happening to you, so just dont do it as much.
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