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Common Cheerleading Injuries

The awareness of cheerleading injuries is on the rise. Perhaps this is due to progressing skills. More likely, in my opinion, it’s due to…

2 min readApr 22, 2023

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Common Cheerleading Injuries

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The Cheer PT Move Better

Risk vs Reward

There have been a lot of articles floating my way recently regarding the risk of specializing in a sport at a young age. It has sparked…

5 min readNov 4, 2022

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The Cheer PT Move Better

We have to do better

There is yet another scandal rocking the cheerleading world by way of sexual abuse and although I am no longer in the day-to-day world of…

3 min readSep 28, 2022

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We have to do better

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The Cheer PT Move Better

Teamwork makes every dream work

I was talking with a former teammate of mine, last week, who asked me what my favorite part of cheerleading was. My answer was “the team”…

3 min readSep 16, 2022

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Teamwork makes every dream work

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The Cheer PT Move Better

How to Transition From Child to Caregiver

It’s been a while since I last wrote. My dad was in the hospital/rehab since November and I’ve been very distracted making sure he is safe…

5 min readApr 28, 2022

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How to Transition From Child to Caregiver

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The Cheer PT Move Better

Cheering for your college is so much more than just being on the College Nationals Mat.

It has been a LONG while since I was in uniform on that cheer floor, but the memories feel like yesterday. When you cheer in college, you…

2 min readFeb 16, 2022

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Cheering for your college is so much more than just being on the College Nationals Mat.

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The Cheer PT Move Better

How to make your warm up better to reduce injuries and prep your body for better performance during…

What does your warm up for cheer practice, games or competition look like? I hear often that most warm ups consist of static stretching…

3 min readFeb 9, 2022

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The Cheer PT Move Better

What to expect when you sprain your ankle.

Ankle sprains are the most common injury in cheerleading. A 2022 article in the Orthopedic Journal of Sports Medicine, by Amy Lu, BS et al…

4 min readJan 31, 2022

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What to expect when you sprain your ankle.

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The Cheer PT Move Better

4 tips to reduce low back pain with cheerleading

Low back pain is a top reason cheerleaders miss practice or events and one of the top reasons for a visit to the emergency room. While…

4 min readJan 7, 2022

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4 tips to reduce low back pain with cheerleading

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The Cheer PT Move Better

Moving into 2022

5 things I learned in 2021

5 min readJan 6, 2022

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Moving into 2022

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The Cheer PT Move Better

The Cheer PT Move Better

As a physical therapist, strength coach and former cheerleader I love helping those in the cheer world navigate life: from cheerleading and beyond

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