WASHINGTON — Krista Parks was practicing with her cheerleading team when something went terribly wrong. Instead of flipping smoothly through the air and landing safely in the arms of a teammate, Parks plummeted 20 feet headfirst into the gym floor, fracturing three vertebrae in her neck.
Sports injury research: Cheerleading riskier than football
Friday, September 19, 2008 | 1:53 p.m. CDT
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