Female Gymnasts: does their training reduce growth rates, delay maturation and increase the risk of long-term skeletal injury? | Sports Injury Bulletin

female gymnasts training, long-term skeletal injury risk Female Gymnasts: does their training reduce growth rates, delay maturation and increase the risk of long-term skeletal injury? On average, young female athletes in most sports are taller than individuals in the non-athletic population. For example, female basketball players, volleyball players, tennis players, rowers, and swimmers are taller