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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My husband was involved in competitive gymnastics from a young age through high school.  The strain placed on his body back then has been causing him increasing pain as he has gotten older.  Our daughter seems to have an aptitude for it, but neither of us want to encourage her to go down that path.  It just isn't worth it.[/quote]

My ds is a competitive gymnast. He has progressed rapidly and is a very young level 8. He has yet to have an injury. However, his friends involved in soccer and basketball have had numerous concussions, broken ankles, broken arms, broken wrists, broken thumbs, broken feet...I could go on. It's a shame to steer your child away from any sport because of the risk of injury. Every sport has a risk of injury. [/quote]

He didn't have an injury.  The long term wear and tear on his back and joints led to chronic pain later in life.  Maybe it doesn't happen to everyone, but it's been really unpleasant for him.  If my daughter is equally interested in competitive gymnastics or a traveling soccer team, for example, I'm signing her up for soccer.  [/quote]

Nope, doesn't happen to everyone. Former gymnast, current coach. No pain, no problems, physically in better shape than most people could ever imagine. I'm grateful to gymnastics for that! If your husband has chronic pain I would recommend seeing a doctor though, first to rule out autoimmune or other problems, and because it's very possible that through physical therapy corrective exercises he could alleviate his discomfort. [/quote]

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