New research, published in Paediatrics, suggests that cheerleading injuries have more than doubled over the period from 1990 through to 2002. However, participation in cheerleading grew just by 18% over the same period.
Why so, Insider (who is rapidly becoming one of the cheerleading cognoscenti) wonders?
"Cheerleading is not what it used to be. It's no longer standing on the sidelines looking cute in a skirt," said Erin Brooks, a former cheerleader who now teaches a safety course in Mississippi. "It's more body skills."
Insider wonders if "more body skills" will make these perky people less or possibly even more attractive to Big Pharma for work as drug reps?
Ouch
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