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Knee pain is common in active teenagers, and it is sometimes dismissed as “growing pains.” But persistent knee pain deserves more attention than that.
One of the most common causes of knee pain in adolescents is patellofemoral pain (PFP)—pain around or behind the kneecap. It can affect both teenagers and adults, and unfortunately, it doesn’t always disappear with age.
Gymnastics asks athletes to do things that few other sports demand. Gymnasts generate tremendous amounts of force, move through extreme ranges of motion, absorb repeated impacts, and perform highly technical skills that require strength, coordination, balance, flexibility, and body control.
Cheerleading demands an incredible combination of strength, power, flexibility, balance, coordination, and body control. Athletes may spend hours perfecting tumbling passes, jumps, stunts, and choreography, often performing highly technical movements at speed and under significant physical load.
Figure skating is one of the most demanding sports in the world. It combines incredible athleticism with artistry, requiring strength, power, balance, flexibility, endurance, and precision, all while performing on a thin blade moving across the ice.
