High school cheer teams nationwide are reporting fewer lower-body injuries after adopting performance-supportive footwear. Athletic training records and budgets now show a trend toward cheer-specific ...

Cheerleading showed 1.05 injuries per 1,000 athletic exposures, nearly half the average sports rate of 2.03 per 1,000 AE and lower than eight other girls’ sports.

Cheerleading has developed into a very disciplined and competitive sport. It incorporates much of the athletic demands of gymnastics but without mats. There has been a significant rise in injuries ...

Sophia Neylon, 21, has been in competitive cheer and acrobatics since the first grade and had been relatively injury-free until a tumbling run at the end of high school. “I landed a little funny and ...

The Somers Tuskers D14 cheer team is proving that heart, unity and grit can carry a squad all the way to the national stage. After a season filled with challenges — including a last-minute injury that ...

Pediatricians say cheerleading should be called a sport and subject to increased safety rules FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2011 file photo, a cheerleader from Nampa High School is thrown into the air as ...

Injury rate comparisons also tell a compelling story. Based on surveillance data from High School RIO (Reporting Information Online)—a national system that tracks injuries via certified athletic ...