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 ...

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 ...

Medical experts, national organizations, and cheer programs are emphasizing a combined approach of conditioning, flexibility, rest, and safety oversight to prevent cheerleading injuries. The guidance ...

Treaster revisited the moments leading up to her traumatic injury. “There were two flyers on the flipping in the air, so [a teammate] came down and landed on my head,” Treaster shared. “And the stunt ...