The Importance of Safety Rules in Cheerleading
Table 1:
| Type of injuries | Percentage | Part of the injured body | Percentage | Mechanisms of injury | Percentage |
| strain or sprain | 53% | lower extremity | 30% | basing or spotting | 24% |
| abrasion, contusion or haematoma | 13% | upper extremity | 21% | failure to complete an exercise | 15% |
| Fracture | 10% | ankle | 16% | tumbling | 15% |
| laceration or puncture | 4% | knee | 9% | falls | 14% |
| concussion or closed head injury | 4% | neck | 9% | ||
| lower back and head | 7% |