My physical therapist attacked the problem with gusto. She introduced me to range of motion exercises designed to strengthen hard-pressed muscles and tendons. She stressed an ever-growing need for me to remain limber and supple, even as my body was changing with the onset of puber

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a red flag to the brain. She insisted that repeated stress on the affected area would indeed do damage, and that pain was anything but a green light to act macho and "tough it out." And whereas the gymnastics coach repeatedly drilled into the girls that competitive gymnastics required an all-or-nothing commitment to achieve the coveted extra tenths of a point from the judges, the therapist showed me that there was life after gymnastics. She taught me that rational people do not sacrifice their bodies and souls today only to suffer lasting and residual effects for all their tomorrows.

ty and a tremendous growth spurt. And, most important, my therapist introduced me

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