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Bone health in elite ballet dancers: a multidisciplinary approach
Background It has been reported that dancers are at greater risk of developing low bone mineral density (BMD) compared to general population; however, some published studies also highlight the positive effects of dance training on bone metabolism. Given the existing controversy, the aim of the …
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Injuries and adolescent ballet dancers: current evidence, epidemiology, and intervention
… reported in the literature that adolescent dancers have a high injury prevalence. Most injuries are reported as overuse onset and the most affected body region is the lower limb. Growth and maturation have been reported as non-modifiable whereas poor motor performance in power and strength …
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Injury incidence and severity in professional ballet dancers over three years
… to musculoskeletal injuries and pain in dancers (up to 2008) indicated that there are still major scientific limitations and biases in the literature reviewed and indicated the need for explicit criteria on injury definition and methods of injury reporting. The reviews did comment on the …
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A South African perspective on professional ballet dancers' career transitions (2018 - 2021)
The discourse of dancers' and career transitions has significantly increased since the 1980s, and much of the literature views the topic of dancers and career transitions from European, American and Australian perspectives. No literature from a South African perspective was found, and this research …
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Predictors of Eating Pathology in Adolescents: A Comparison of Ballet Dancers and Non-Dancers
… pathology than girls in the general population. Ballet is an example of an aesthetic sport where thinness is thought to be greatly emphasized and valued. There is a strong body of literature indicating that ballet dancers have more eating pathology than non-dancers, but explanatory models have …
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Associations between musculoskeletal injury and selected lower limb biomechanical measurements in female amateur ballet dancers
Submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master’s Degree in Technology: Chiropractic, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2014.
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The Study of a Unique Athletic Population: Health Concerns, Interventions, and Prevention in Elite Ballet Dancers
Ballet dancers are a unique population of athletes in that, unlike other sports, their success strictly depends on both physical capabilities and aesthetic factors. While the physical demands of the performing sport are strenuous, ballet dancers are often required to exhibit a thin physique, …
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Difference in the prevalence of lower limb injuries in classical ballet dancers with and without lumbar-pelvic stability
… tears shed to achieve such elegance of movement. Ballet demands great flexibility and strength. This is showcased as a story told through movement, full of emotion and expressed to music. As a physiotherapist on watches a ballet in absolute awe of the stresses the human body has to endure. What …
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Incidence of musculoskeletal injuries in professional dancers
Background: Professional ballet dancers focus on the high levels of discipline, perfection and mobility to achieve the fluid, controlled lines of movement presented on the stage. Dancers undergo long hours of strenuous, repetitive training which increases the risk of developing overuse or traumatic …
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FRATTURE DA STRESS NEI TERSICOREI: PREVENZIONE E ITER DIAGNOSTICO TERAPEUTICO. ANALISI DEI FATTORI DI RISCHIO MEDIANTE QUESTIONARIO 'SELF REPORTED INJURY' E DATABASE CLINICO
STRESS FRACTURES IN BALLET DANCERS: OUR PREVENTION AND DIAGNOSTIC PROTOCOL. RISK FACTORS EVALUATION USING A SELF REPORTED INJURY QUESTIONNAIRE AND CLINICAL HISTORY DATA BASE. STUDY DESIGN: RETROSPECTIVE DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OBJECTIVE: WE PERFORMED A STUDY TO DESCRIBE OUR DIAGNOSTIC AND CLINICAL …
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Psychosocial Interventions for the Prevention of Injury in Dance
… injuries (frequency and duration) among 105 ballet dancers (101 females; 4 males), using a regression design. The dancers were professional ballet dancers (n = 27), university ballet students (n = 19), and ballet institute students (n = 59), with a mean age of 20.46 years (SD = 5.50). They …
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Physiological demands of performance in Classical Ballet and their relationships with injury and aesthetic components
At performance level, classical ballet is a form of high-intensity, intermittent exercise, requiring a strong aerobic foundation. Existing training methods have remained largely unchanged over the past century, resulting in poorly conditioned dancers who are prone to injury. The purpose of the …
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The dancing body
This thesis investigates the ballet culture's conception of the body. It explains how the ballet dancer uses the body, sees it, and talks about it. It analyzes their discourses and practices and renders a description of "The Dancing Body". Thirteen retired ballet dancers were interviewed (7 women, …
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Ballet Pointe Shoe Discomfort: An Exploration Through the use of Real-Time Assessments while Performing en Pointe Movements
Despite the advancement in technology, the ballet pointe shoe remains unchanged and very few research and studies have investigated it. The pointe shoe is still in use today and poses many disadvantages to the ballet dancer's foot health. This research aims to uncover ballet dancers' feet …
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Investigating the Functional and Structural Neural Correlates Associated With Dance Expertise
… in a cross-sectional pilot study, comparing ballet dancers to controls. Using fMRI, the whole-brain functional activation maps of dancers and controls engaged in motor imagery of dance movements were compared. Controls were found to show greater activity in numerous regions relative to …
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Probing the politics of the female body: Robyn Orlin's deconstruction of the Classical Ballet canon
… Robyn Orlin and her deconstructions of classical ballet. To inform a gender-centred investigation of Orlin’s work, attention is given to the origins of patriarchal dualisms and the way in which these manifest in contemporary Western culture. Emphasis is placed on the institutional repression of …
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Quantifying ballet technique through turn kinematics for injury assessment
The most common turns in ballet, pirouettes and fouettés require precise movement to match proper technique and prevent injury. Variation in knee angle of a dancer's supporting leg during pirouettes of 1-5 rotations was measured using a goniometer for 12 professional and pre-professional ballet …
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Peak pressure under the forefoot in classical ballet
Ballet dancers are significantly predisposed to foot and ankle stress related injuries. Chronic and acute injuries relate primarily to repetitive loading of the foot and ankle during pointe work, which forms the basis of the technique in classical ballet. This study determined the differences in …
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Lower leg and foot contributions to turnout in pre-professional female dancers: A clinical and kinematic analysis
… is known about below-the-hip contributions. Dancers with limited hip external rotation (HER) are associated with an increased risk of overuse lower limb injury. These injuries have been attributed to forcing turnout via additional external tibiofemoral rotation (TFR) and foot pronation. Yet …