A report issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics, which was revised this year, found cheerleading’s concussion rate during practice ranks only third behind boys’ football and wrestling.

You can contact her via email: [email protected] A mom was supported by thousands of Reddit users when she shared the reason she refused to send her daughter to cheerleading practice with her ...

Dr. Gregory Canty, who co-authored the AAP statement, says he sees cheerleading patients “daily” in his medical practice. “As the athleticism and the height on [cheerleading] stunts get ...

Growing up, I was a cheerleader and cheerleading always came easy to me. I was constantly mastering new tricks like backflips and was a “flyer” for all the stunts. But something shifted back ...

That visibility led to a scholarship to cheer at the University of Hawaii ... He said the team did not typically practice and perform more than 20 hours a week; another cheerleader supported ...