GMA meteorologist and Dancing with the Stars finalist Ginger Zee injured her pelvis earlier this week during rehearsals for her contemporary routine with pro partner, Val Chmerkovskiy.
Ginger told ABC News that after feeling a “lower back spasm” at home that “takes your breath away,” she continued to rehearse.
Although People magazine is reporting that Ginger may not dance tomorrow, ABC news reports that she plans to perform.
“By Wednesday, I went to see a physical therapist for the show, Gina [Minchella], and she said my pelvis was forward and an inch off,” she continued. “I came back the next day, and [my pelvis] was backward and an inch the other way. My pelvis was just moving all over.”
“My pelvis is very loose and unstable…because I just had a baby,” Zee, 35, added.
“I was crying not just from pain but I was more fearful and more frustrated because at this point in the competition every single minute counts,” she explained, “especially for a non-dancer repetition is everything. It gives you confidence…and without the ability to do that, it’s scary.”
Minchella told ABC News that Zee was diagnosed with sacral instability along with a lumbar or lower back sprain.
“It can happen to any person,” Minchella said. “It happens a lot to women because our hormones play a huge role in the ligaments in our pelvis.”
“For someone who is dancing with extreme conditions from flips to lifts and one-legged turns and all that, this kind of thing can happen a lot faster,” she added.
Zee said despite her injury, she plans to take the ballroom floor on Monday night.
“It’s not like I’m taking a risk that I’m going to injure my back for the rest of my life,” she added of why she’s competing. “I’m planning to [perform,] so we’re going to do everything we can to rest.”
Dancing with the Stars airs Monday May 23 at 8/7c pm and the big finale on Tuesday May 24 at 9/8c PM.
