Aerobic dance survey. A study of high-impact versus low-impact injuries

Janis, Leonard R.

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“…Also, the present study supported that the height of the platform which was significantly positively correlated with the music bit/min level during the step exercise program was another significant predicted factor to many days of absence due to injury from the class. These results are in an accordance with many researchers [5,20,21] supported that when an aerobic instructor worked in high and mixed intensity step classes they showed a significant higher injury rate in comparison with those who worked in low impact step classes.…”

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Analysis of the chronic lower limb injuries occurrence in step aerobic instructors in relation to their working step class profile: A three year longitudinal prospective study

Malliou

Rokka

Beneka

et al. 2014

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63 SAI reported 115 injuries that required more than 2 days absence from step aerobic classes. The chronic lower extremity injuries were 73.5%, with the leg pain, the anterior knee pain, the plantar tendinopathy and the Achilles tendinopathy being most common overuse syndromes. The working hours, the platform height, the years of aerobic dance seem to affect the days of absence due to chronic lower limb injury occurrence in SAI.

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Analysis of the chronic lower limb injuries occurrence in step aerobic instructors in relation to their working step class profile: A three year longitudinal prospective study

Malliou

Rokka

Beneka

et al. 2014

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“…According to the results of this study, the instructors involved in mixed or high intensity classes presented a higher injury rate in comparison to those who conducted low or moderate intensity classes, © 2013 University of Alicante which are in agreement with Janis (1990), and Harnischfeger, Raymond and Hagerman (1988). An innovation of the present study is the examining the musculoskeletal injuries in relation to different aerobic styles.…”

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Dance aerobic instructors’ injuries in relation to external risk factors, part II

Malliou¹,

Rokka²,

Tsiganos³

et al. 2013

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Malliou, P., Rokka, S.T., Tsiganos, G., Mavromoustakos, S., Godolias, G. (2013). Dance aerobic instructors' injuries in relation to external risk factors, part II. J Hum Sport Exerc., 8(3), pp.813-819. Dance aerobic instructors guide, organize and entertain all aerobics classes suffering, thus, from a number of frequently appearing injuries. The purpose of this study was to examine the musculoskeletal injuries in professional female dance aerobic instructors in relation to external factors such as frequency of participation per day or week, intensity of exercise, the type of aerobic dance, the footwear or the equipment used generally. The sample constituted of 273 female aerobic instructors who were educated in public and state colleges of physical education and sports in Greece. The most important external factors that influence injury appearance were the excessive working hours per day and per week, the mixed and high intensity classes, the different dance aerobic styles, the resilient floor and the inadequate shoes. In conclusion, the present study, in order to eliminate the external injury factors, suggests that dance aerobic instructor should not work for more than three hours a day or more than six hours a week, not participate in a variety of different dance styles, use proper footwear and work on a wooden floor. Finally, further research is needed to monitor all these innovations and the incidence and nature of injuries that are associated with them and to inform instructors of injury prevention developments.

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“…9 It should be noted that 76% of the respondents in the present study were also involved in other sporting activities, such as weight training, swimming, and running, which are likely to place stress on joints, ligaments, and muscles. The lowimpact classes were taught more frequently; the high-impact classes registered the lowest number of classes taught per week.…”

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“…The study had a response rate of 37%, and the injury rate reported was 77%, which is comparable to rates in studies conducted since 1985. 7,9 Some injuries, such as knee pain, torn ligaments or hamstrings, sprains, shin splints, and stress fractures, were sustained in previous sporting activities and may have been aggravated by teaching a large number of aerobic classes, which was defined as more than three classes per day. This injury rate may be indicative of the repetitive nature of the activity performed and the constant impact of forces experienced by the lower extremity during class.…”

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Survey of the Effects of Aerobic Dance on the Lower Extremity in Aerobic Instructors

Toit

Smith

2001

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

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The rate of aerobic dance injuries has been high for two decades. To determine the types of lower-extremity injuries to aerobic instructors, a questionnaire was sent to 18 fitness centers in the Sydney, Australia, metropolitan area requesting information on the number and types of injuries, frequency of activity levels, footwear worn, and treatments sought. The reported rate of injury was 77%. The leg was the most common site of injury, reported by 52.9% of respondents, followed by the foot and ankle (32.8%), and the knee (20%). These figures are comparable to previous studies. Further investigation is warranted into causes and preventive measures, and information on the kinetics and kinematics of the lower extremity may increase understanding of the incidence of lower-extremity injuries to aerobic instructors and participants.

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Aerobic dance survey. A study of high-impact versus low-impact injuries

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Analysis of the chronic lower limb injuries occurrence in step aerobic instructors in relation to their working step class profile: A three year longitudinal prospective study

Analysis of the chronic lower limb injuries occurrence in step aerobic instructors in relation to their working step class profile: A three year longitudinal prospective study

Dance aerobic instructors’ injuries in relation to external risk factors, part II

Survey of the Effects of Aerobic Dance on the Lower Extremity in Aerobic Instructors

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