Dancers are clearly athletes in the degree to which sophisticated physical capacities are
required to perform at a high level. The standard complement of athletic attributes–muscular …

Background: Ballet dancers have a high prevalence of injuries to the lower extremity. Many
studies have investigated the relationship between dance injury and risk factors. However …

Methods A prospective cohort study of 66 full-time pre-professional dancers was undertaken
over one full academic year (38 weeks), included 40 females (mean age 17.78 yrs, SD 1.18) …

Abstract Overmoyer, GV and Reiser II, RF. Relationships between lower-extremity flexibility,
asymmetries, and the Y Balance Test. J Strength Cond Res 29 (5): 1240–1247, 2015—Joint …

Objectives To examine risk factors for injury in pre-professional modern dancers. Design
With prospectively designed screening and injury surveillance, we evaluated four risk factors …

Background Dance involves movements of complexity and physical intensity which result in
stress on the body. As a consequence, dancers are at risk of injury which can impact on their …

Background: The foot and ankle are often reported as the most common sites of injury in
professional ballet dancers; however, epidemiological research focusing on foot and ankle …

The term dance encompasses a broad range of different styles; much of the orthopaedic
literature has focused on ballet dancers. Injury is common in dancers at all levels, and many …

Background Adolescent ballet dancers have a higher incidence of injury than adult
professional dancers. It is unclear which factors, including biomechanical changes related to …

Introduction The risk of musculoskeletal injury is multifactorial (Bahr 2005). Injury risk is a
composite of intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors that can be modifiable or non-modifiable …