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 ...

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 ...

Memphis, TN – USA Cheer, the national governing body for cheerleading, announced the creation of the USA Cheer Safety Council on Feb. 9. The council’s goal is to raise awareness of cheerleading safety ...

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 ...

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 ...

These are the most common cheerleading injuries ... and how to prevent them Sophia Neylon has been in cheerleading since she was a small child. An injury near the end of high school sidelined her.