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No, you can’t do those moves. Olympic athletes may make it look easy, but you should leave the flips and jumps to the pros. Seems doctors are seeing a rise in injuries from people trying to mimic the moves of Olympic athletes at home. Yep, folks are attempting backflips, high jumps, dives, and hopping on skateboards for the first time in years … only to end up in the ER. “We frequently see people come to physical therapy [after] watching the Olympics and either revisiting a sport they have previously participated in, or inspired to take up something new and are unfortunately affected by an injury during this activity, said British physical therapist Matthew Harrison “A backflip is a wonderful thing to watch for those who have practiced for many years, but can be dangerous if this is new to you. Landing on your head is never a good thing.”
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