Injuries in pre-professional ballet dancers: Incidence, characteristics and consequences

Ekegren, Christina L.; Quested, Rachele; Brodrick, Anna

doi:10.1016/j.jsams.2013.07.013

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“…The recent study has explored pre-professional ballet dancers and found an incidence of 1.42 injuries-per-dancer over a 1-year period, corresponding to the 76% risk of injury, with the ankle being the most injured region, which is consistent with previous reports [9,10]. Others have reported 4.4 injuries per 1000 h of practice and the mean of 6.8 overuse injuries per dancer [11].…”

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“…Therefore, identifying any factor associated to injury occurrence in ballet is highly important. While studies repeatedly reported the association between intensity and frequency of training and practice with injury occurrence [8,9], there is a lack of studies that have examined the specific association between the body-built and injury prevalence in ballet dancers. This is especially important for 2 reasons.…”

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The association between body-built and injury occurrence in pre-professional ballet dancers – Separated analysis for the injured body-locations

Zaletel

Sekulić

Zenić

et al. 2017

Int J Occup Med Environ Health

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Objectives: This study has aimed at identifying prevalence of injury-occurrence in 24 pre-professional-ballet-dancers (females, 16-18 years of age), and identifying the associations between the body-built and prevalence of injuries. Material and Methods: The sample of variables included: body mass, body height, and 3 somatotype characteristics (mesomorph, ectomorph and endomorph) and data on injuries over the preceding year. Results: Dancers were mostly ectomorphic-mesomorph (endomorphy: 2.6±0.54, mesomorphy: 3.99±0.77, ectomorphy: 3.23±0.54). The most commonly injured locations were the foot (17% of all injuries) and ankle (17%). Majority of the injuries occurred while practising but 37% of hip-injuries occurred while performing. Ankle-injuries resulted in longest absence from ballet. Endomorphy was related to ankle-injury (odds ratio (OR) = 1.9, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.4-2.3), ectomorphy to foot injury (OR = 1.7, 95% CI: 1.1-2.9), and body-mass to injury to the toes (OR = 1.7, 95% CI: 1.4-3.1). Conclusions: The results of this study allow for recognizing those dancers who are particularly vulnerable to injuries of certain body location. A more profound analysis of the possible mechanisms that lead to hip-injury during performance is needed. Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2017;30(1):151-159

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The association between body-built and injury occurrence in pre-professional ballet dancers – Separated analysis for the injured body-locations

Zaletel

Sekulić

Zenić

et al. 2017

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“…Studies have repeatedly reported the injury occurrence and factors associated with injury occurrence as characteristic occupational risks in ballet dancers [9,10]. However, other health-related issues in ballet such as SUM, ED and the occurrence of amenorrhea are rarely investigated.…”

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Disordered eating, amenorrhea, and substance use and misuse among professional ballet dancers: Preliminary analysis

Perić¹,

Zenić²,

Sekulić³

et al. 2016

Med Pr

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Background: Substance use and misuse (SUM), eating disorders (ED) and consequent amenorrhea (AM) occur frequently in professional ballet dancing. The objective of this study has been to explore the prevalence and association between ED, AM and SUM in ballet. Material and Methods: The sample comprised 21 ballet dancers, 23.1±4.5 years old, members of the professional National Ballet Ensemble from Croatia. Variables were collected by questionnaires examining SUM, occurrence of amenorrhea, and corresponding ballet-specific and socio-demographic factors (Questionnaire on Substance Use -QSU) and the level of ED (Brief Eating Disorder in Athletes Questionnaire -BEDA-Q). Results: Smoking is prevalent in 40% of dancers (25% smoke on a daily basis), 36% often use analgesics, and 25% engage in binge drinking at least once a month. Smoking and binge drinking are less frequent in ballerinas with a higher academic level (r = 0.60 and r = 0.54 for binge drinking and smoking, respectively; p < 0.05). Alcohol drinking is higher among dancers who consume analgesics more often and those with a higher BEDA-Q score (r = 0.53 and r = 0.54 for analgesics and BEDA-Q, respectively; p < 0.05). Amenorrhea is more prevalent among those dancers with a higher BEDA-Q score. Women who consume nutritional supplements are less likely to use analgesics (Mann Whitney U test = 2.11; p < 0.05). Conclusions: Efforts seeking to prevent ED in ballet should target dancers who consume alcohol to a greater extent. Future studies should specifically explore the less frequent consumption of analgesics among dancers who consume nutritional supplements. Med Pr 2016;67(1):21-27

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“…These individuals frequently experience musculoskeletal injuries particularly those which are overuse in nature (Jacobs et al,2016;Bowerman, Whatman, Harris & Bradshaw, 2015). Professional dancers undergo specialisation in technique and performance from an early age, with full-time engagement in dancing most frequently starting aged 15 years and over (Ekegren, Quested, & Brodrick, 2014). A high level of activity at an adolescent growth spurt and stresses on the developing musculoskeletal system put ballet dancers at greater risk of growth-related overuse injuries, which can be a cause of longer-term Ballet company and the Union of Finnish Dance Artists.…”

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National survey to evaluate musuloskeletal health in retired professional ballet dancers in the United Kingdom

Smith

Medici

Oduoza

et al. 2017

Physical Therapy in Sport

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Objectives: To explore the musculoskeletal health of retired professional ballet dancers in the United Kingdom (UK). Design: Online national surveyParticipants: Retired professional ballet dancers living in the UK. Methods:The survey explored: what musculoskeletal injuries or diseases are experienced by retired professional ballet dancers; which anatomical regions were affected by musculoskeletal injuries or diseases in retired professional ballet dancers; whether ballet dancers were forced to retire from professional ballet due to musculoskeletal injuries or disease.Results: Forty-six retired ballet dancers responded. Thirty-six percent (n=17) of respondents reported retiring from ballet due to musculoskeletal injury. The median age when respondents retired from professional ballet was 29 years. The most common issues that caused people to retire were hip and back pain (25%; n=9 respectively), followed by hamstring injuries, ankle injuries, cervical spine injuries, and anterior knee pain (13% respectively; n=5). Ninety-one percent (n=42) reported experiencing muscle and joint pain post-retirement. Conclusions:Musculoskeletal pain and disease was a problem for respondents in this study. Further investigation is needed to define the problem, so management can be examined. Comparing performance and training regimes to injury rates in professional dancers, and then following these cohorts into retirement, would increase knowledge on this population.

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Injuries in pre-professional ballet dancers: Incidence, characteristics and consequences

Cited by 205 publications

References 26 publications

The association between body-built and injury occurrence in pre-professional ballet dancers – Separated analysis for the injured body-locations

The association between body-built and injury occurrence in pre-professional ballet dancers – Separated analysis for the injured body-locations

Disordered eating, amenorrhea, and substance use and misuse among professional ballet dancers: Preliminary analysis

National survey to evaluate musuloskeletal health in retired professional ballet dancers in the United Kingdom

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