Kaleido Scope

Performing arts medicine: How dancers can prevent injuries

For performing artists, overuse injuries tend to be some of the most common injuries UAB sports medicine physicians treat. These injuries are often caused by repetitive movements, high training volume ...
KSL

How Ballet West dancers and Intermountain Orthopedic experts can help you avoid everyday injuries

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The Hindu

Doctors and dancers decode the physics of movement and posture to prevent injuries

“While the world sees the grace and beauty in a dance recital, I involuntarily spot muscle fatigue, and any possible strain on the dancer’s spine, knees and ankles,” said Prashanth Nagaraj, an ...
BMJ

110 Understanding the impact of ankle injuries among contemporary pre-professional dancers: incidence and risk factors

Background Ankle injuries are common injuries among pre-professional dancers. An overview of the incidence and risk factors is however lacking. Objective To examine the incidence and risk factors of ...
BMJ

128 Musculoskeletal injuries and dance exposure across three years in elite adolescent ballet dancers: is there a pattern?

1 Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada 2 Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada 3 ...