Head injuries among cheerleaders declined after a 2012 rule change that banned the "double down" twisting dismount in stunts performed in high school and lower-level grades, a study showed. From 2004 ...

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 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 ...

Warrenton high school cheerleading coach Tyleah Patterson had a dream. The dream started at a young age. While she spent her early years in elementary and middle school in Warrenton, she moved briefly ...

CHICAGO — Cheerleading isn't just jumping and waving pompoms — it has become as athletic and potentially as dangerous as a sport and should be designated one to improve safety, the nation's leading ...

Dr. John Rodgers, of Orthopedic Associates of Lancaster, says most cheerleading injuries are minor, such as strained knees, sprained ankles and fractured wrists. But there are also a surprising number ...

Which athletes run the greatest risk of injury? You might think football players, but the answer is on the sideline, not the field. Twisted ankles, sprained wrists and broken limbs are common in many ...

The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders face demanding routines, painful injuries, strict beauty rules and challenging work schedules behind their glamorous NFL image. Netflix’s America’s Sweethearts reveals ...