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Wales Online
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Wales Online
Personal trainer suffers horror backflip accident - as she fails to stop before hitting wall
Personal trainer suffers horror backflip accident - as she fails to stop before hitting wall Rosie Gorman was doing multiple backflips in a row - known as a standing backflip spring series - as a warm-up during cheerleading training in August 2023 A personal trainer was 'terrified' she'd never be able to walk again after a horror backflip accident left her with 'life-changing' injuries. Rosie Gorman was doing multiple backflips in a row - known as a standing backflip spring series - as a warm-up during cheerleading training in August 2023. Despite the move being 'second nature' to her, the 22-year-old's shins 'smashed' against the three-foot-tall backboard while completing her fourth and final backflip. In hospital she was told the wounds were consistent with 'crash' injuries and had triggered compartment syndrome, which can lead to amputation in extreme cases. Rosie was warned her legs 'wouldn't function the same' again, so she was forced to end her 10-year cheerleading career. Shocking footage shared to TikTok captioned 'I lost a big part of myself' shows the moment she crashed into the wooden board and it has since gone viral with more than 319,400 views. In the clip you can see Rosie successfully complete three backflips before the front of her shins smash into the wooden backboard while completing the final one. Rosie Gorman wearing her cheerleading outfit (Image: Kennedy News and Media ) Defying the odds, through intense physiotherapy Rosie was back to backflipping just five months later and she recently completed the 2025 Manchester Marathon. Now she encourages other athletes who have suffered life-changing injuries to 'persevere'. Article continues below Rosie, who lives in Manchester, said: "It breaks my heart [watching the footage back]. I feared I would ever walk again and I was so terrified. Everything was taken away. It was just a normal day and I went to a different training centre to get some extra training in. It was my warm up session. "It was on the fourth [backflip] that my shins hit the backboard. I just hit the wall with such force. It's something I'm so confident in and it's like second nature to me. It's such a shame that something so simple to me ended that cheerleading career." After being rushed to hospital doctors revealed Rosie had compartment syndrome from the knee down in both of her lower legs. She was sent home after a few days, where she was bed-bound for a few weeks before beginning intense physiotherapy and using crutches. Rosie said: "It's been a long road to recovery. I have been left with quite severe muscle and nerve damage. A lot of the feelings I've actually never grown back and it's very sensitive. Compartment syndrome can be quite serious as some people have to have their limbs completely amputated. I was lucky I didn't have that or have both shins completely break in half. Rosie Gorman after completing a running race (Image: Kennedy News and Media ) "Because I've been strength training and have a strong build, that is what saved me. The training I'd done is what saved my leg. The doctors said they'd never seen a case like this and said the fact I'd come in and was able to get up and move fairly quickly just really emphasised how lucky I was because it could've been so much worse, but it wasn't." Rosie admitted she had to end her 10-year cheerleading career and doctors warned her that her legs would never function the same again. Defying the odds she completed the same movement that caused her injury after just five months and even took on the Manchester Marathon in April 2025. Rosie said: "When I was in the hospital they said I should never return to cheerleading and that my legs won't function the same they did before. To be told all these facts and these odds before I'd even try and do it I was like 'hang on a minute, I'm going to go and prove you wrong'. "It took me five months to get the same skill back as when I was injured. Everything's telling you not to do it and that it's a bad idea but I've done it so many times before and you've got to believe in yourself you can do it. I would rather push through that pain than never be able to do it again. It was a full-circle moment. "I was bursting with happy tears and I was over the moon [after running the marathon]. I just ran a whole marathon after being told I should not be able to run. I think knowing what it did to my family and how much it was upsetting for them seeing me in that way is what drove me to get better and work hard." The personal trainer, who qualified five years ago, now wants to encourage other athletes who have suffered life-changing injuries to 'persevere'. Rosie said: "To athletes who have grown up in a certain sport and wanted to do it for the rest of their life and for whatever reason if that's been cut short or they've sustained an injury at the time it feels like the worst thing in the world. You've got to really persevere and find something else out there that's for you and that you will love. Article continues below "It's believing that you can overcome it. Your body's capable of that sport previously, imagine what it's capable of once you've persevered through that recovery."
Daily Mail
14-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
Personal trainer gets life-threatening injuries after backflip goes wrong
A backflip gone wrong left a personal trainer with 'car crash' injuries and fears she would never walk again. Rosie Gorman, 22, was warming up for a cheerleading competition when the life-changing accident occurred. The dancer hit a three-foot-high barrier while attempting her fourth and final backflip during a routine she said had become 'second nature'. Doctors compared her injuries to a car crash and said she was suffering from compartment syndrome, where swelling cuts off blood flow to muscles. This can cause permanent damage and in extreme cases can lead to amputation or, worse, life-threatening infections. Ms Gorman was warned her legs 'wouldn't function the same', forcing an end to her 10-year cheerleading career. Shocking footage shared to TikTok shows the moment she crashed into the wooden barrier. It has since gone viral attracting more than 319,400 views. In the clip, Ms Gorman successfully completes three backflips before her shins smash into the wooden backboard while completing the final one. After being rushed to hospital doctors revealed she had compartment syndrome from the knee down in both of her lower legs. Doctors said the extent of her injuries meant she would never return to cheerleading, and it was unlikely her legs will function in the same way they did before. She was sent home after a few days, where she remained bed bound for several weeks. Ms Gorman, who hails from Manchester, said: 'It breaks my heart [watching the footage back]. I feared I would ever walk again and I was so terrified. Everything was taken away. 'It was just a normal day and I went to a different training center to get some extra training in. It was my warm up session. 'It was on the fourth [backflip] that my shins hit the backboard. I just hit the wall with such force. 'It's something I'm so confident in and it's like second nature to me. It's such a shame that something so simple to me ended that cheerleading career. 'It's been a long road to recovery. I have been left with severe muscle and nerve damage. A lot of the feelings I've actually never grown back and it's very sensitive.' Fears of never walking again: Doctors diagnosed her with a potentially life-changing condition, compartment syndrome Defying the odds, she was remarkably able to backflip again just five months later, with the help of intense physiotherapy. Now she encourages other athletes who have suffered life-changing injuries to 'persevere'. The personal trainer believes that she was lucky to have avoided worse long term injuries. 'I've been strength training and have a strong build, and that is what saved me,' said Ms Gorman. 'It took me five months to regain the same skills I had before I was injured. 'Everything's telling you not to do it and that it's a bad idea, but I've done it so many times before and you've got to believe in yourself you can do it. 'I would rather push through that pain than never be able to do it again.' Earlier this month she completed the Manchester marathon - less than two years after suffering the horrifying injury. Incredible: Less than two years the fitness fanatic is back performing back flips and has completed the Manchester marathon 'I was bursting with happy tears and I was over the moon [after running the marathon]. I just ran a whole marathon after being told I should not be able to run,' she said. 'I think knowing what it did to my family and how upsetting it was for them seeing me in that way is what drove me to get better and work hard.' Ms Gorman added: 'To athletes who have grown up in a certain sport and wanted to do it for the rest of their life and for whatever reason that's been cut short — it feels like the worst thing in the world. 'You've got to really persevere and find something else out there that's for you and that you will love. 'It's believing that you can overcome it. 'Your body was capable of that sport previously, imagine what it's capable of once you've persevered through recovery.'
Daily Mail
13-05-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
The horrifying moment personal trainer gets life-threatening injury from exercise mistake - doctors said she may never walk again
A backflip gone wrong left a personal trainer with 'car crash' injuries—and fearing she would never walk again. Rosie Gorman, 22, was warming up for a cheerleading competition when the life-changing accident occurred. The dancer hit a three-foot-high barrier while attempting her fourth and final backflip during a routine she said had become 'second nature'. Doctors compared her injuries to a car crash—and said she was suffering from compartment syndrome, where swelling cuts off blood flow to muscles. This can cause permanent damage and in extreme cases can lead to amputation or, worse, life-threatening infections. Ms Gorman was warned her legs 'wouldn't function the same', forcing an end to her 10-year cheerleading career. Shocking footage shared to TikTok shows the moment she crashed into the wooden barrier. It has since gone viral attracting more than 319,400 views. In the clip, Ms Gorman successfully completes three backflips before her shins smash into the wooden backboard while completing the final one. After being rushed to hospital doctors revealed she had compartment syndrome from the knee down in both of her lower legs. Doctors said the extent of her injuries meant she would never return to cheerleading, and it was unlikely her legs will function in the same way they did before. She was sent home after a few days, where she remained bed bound for several weeks. Ms Gorman, who hails from Manchester, said: 'It breaks my heart [watching the footage back]. I feared I would ever walk again and I was so terrified. Everything was taken away. 'It was just a normal day and I went to a different training centre to get some extra training in. It was my warm up session. 'It was on the fourth [backflip] that my shins hit the backboard. I just hit the wall with such force. 'It's something I'm so confident in and it's like second nature to me. It's such a shame that something so simple to me ended that cheerleading career. 'It's been a long road to recovery. I have been left with severe muscle and nerve damage. A lot of the feelings I've actually never grown back and it's very sensitive.' Defying the odds, she was remarkably able to backflip again just five months later, with the help of intense physiotherapy. Now she encourages other athletes who have suffered life-changing injuries to 'persevere'. The personal trainer believes that she was lucky to have avoided worse long term injuries. 'I've been strength training and have a strong build, and that is what saved me,' said Ms Gorman. 'It took me five months to regain the same skills I had before I was injured. 'Everything's telling you not to do it and that it's a bad idea, but I've done it so many times before and you've got to believe in yourself you can do it. 'I would rather push through that pain than never be able to do it again.' Earlier this month she completed the Manchester marathon — less than two years after suffering the horrifying injury. 'I was bursting with happy tears and I was over the moon [after running the marathon]. I just ran a whole marathon after being told I should not be able to run,' she said. 'I think knowing what it did to my family and how upsetting it was for them seeing me in that way is what drove me to get better and work hard.' Ms Gorman added: 'To athletes who have grown up in a certain sport and wanted to do it for the rest of their life and for whatever reason that's been cut short — it feels like the worst thing in the world. 'You've got to really persevere and find something else out there that's for you and that you will love. 'It's believing that you can overcome it.
