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Previous Volume 336:140-142 January 9, 1997 Number 2 Next

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To the Editor: With respect to the Sounding Board article "Physical and Emotional Problems of Elite Female Gymnasts" (July 25 issue)¹: I was a gymnast from the age of 13 to the age of 20. I also worked out 30 to 40 hours per week and competed on the varsity collegiate level and in United States Gymnastics Federation competition. I saw clear evidence of a variety of behavioral and psychiatric disorders in many of my fellow gymnasts.

I would also like to vouch, however, for the tremendous benefits that I attribute to my intensive training in gymnastics. It is . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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