ROSEMONT, Ill., Sept. 8 (UPI) -- The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons is suggesting safety guidelines to help cheerleaders avoid severe traumatic injuries.
Injuries among cheerleaders often result from gymnastic tumbling and maneuvers such as pyramid-building in which the cheerleader at the top may fall and land on a hard surface. The basket toss is another injury-prone stunt in which a cheerleader is thrown into the air 6-20 feet by other cheerleaders.