Risk factors for musculoskeletal injury in preprofessional dancers: a systematic review

Kenny, Sarah; Whittaker, Jackie L.; Emery, Carolyn A.

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2015-095121

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“…In order to achieve elite levels and pursuit a professional career, dance practice often starts at very early ages, on a highly demanding environment . The repetitive nature of dance training through long practice hours places dance students at significant risk for injury . In this population, injury risk ranges between 32% and 86.2% with incidence rates reaching up to 4.7/1000 hours .…”

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“…In this population, injury risk ranges between 32% and 86.2% with incidence rates reaching up to 4.7/1000 hours . Also, injury burden is known to vary from temporary dance practice limitation to full inhibition, as well as early career ending, chronic physical disability, and poor health quality later in life . As such, injuries are a matter of concern for clinicians, dance teachers, researchers, and dancers with prevention being a recurrent topic of interest.…”

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“…Within dance science literature, the traditional approach to this issue mainly focuses on risk factors . Nevertheless, identifying injury predictors still remains a challenge with inconsistent results .…”

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The role of prediagnostic data in injury epidemiology in preprofessional dancers

Moita

Gomes

Xarez

et al. 2019

Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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Introduction preprofessional dance training starts at very early ages, on a highly demanding environment placing students at significant risk for injury. Injury management and prevention are a matter of concern. Given the constant interchangeability of risk factors, identifying injury patterns may prove to be equally as important. Data looking back from the time of injury through context‐specific approaches are missing. Objectives To identify activity‐related injury patterns based on prediagnostic data. Methods Prospective, non‐randomized, observational study, over a 3 years period on a full‐time preprofessional dance school featuring both gender students aged 9‐21 years old. Non‐parametric statistics were used. Results A total of 625 dance injury records from 209 students, n = 68 males and n = 141 females, were analyzed. Season injury risk probability was identified, proving different for each skill level (SkL). Multiple individual injuries revealed a trend toward prevalence rates in advanced level, while index injuries incidence becomes more noticeable in entry level students. Overall incidence rates had no significant differences within SkL. Anatomical location was in line with previous research, although differences were found between gender and SkL. Most injuries occurred in classes, with jumps standing out as the main motor action associated with injury symptoms of gradual onset mechanism. Conclusion Dance injuries happen because of dance practice. Knowing the context of injury history from the injured dancer perspective is determinant for management and prevention. prediagnostic data are an umbrella term encompassing several aspects of injury background and represents fertile ground for research. Context‐specific methodological approaches are recommended.

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The role of prediagnostic data in injury epidemiology in preprofessional dancers

Moita

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Xarez

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Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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“…Furthermore, the most severe injuries that kept dancers away from their sport were stress fractures [1]. Like many athletic participants, injury can lead to time away from participation and future pathologies such as early osteoarthritis [2]. Several authors have identi ied the injury rate of pre-professional dancers to be similar to other sports [2].…”

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“…Like many athletic participants, injury can lead to time away from participation and future pathologies such as early osteoarthritis [2]. Several authors have identi ied the injury rate of pre-professional dancers to be similar to other sports [2]. However, there is very little information related to the reporting of dance injuries.…”

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First Metatarsal Stress Fracture of a pre-adolescent female Irish dancer with Medial Plantar Foot Pain: A Case Report

Gerke¹

2017

J Nov Physiother Rehabil

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Background and Purpose: Injuries for the pre-adolescent female Irish Dancer (FID) are not well recognized. The purpose of this case study is to report imaging assisted diagnosis and management of atypical medial and plantar foot pain (MPFP) in an 8-year-old FID. Description:The patient presented with chief complaint of diffuse left MPFP. The patient was initially evaluated by a Physical Therapist for persistent foot pain. The patient experienced minimal pain in non-weightbearing (NWB). Pain intensifi ed in weightbearing (WB) escalating with a heel raise. The patient experienced pain with resistance testing, ankle passive range of motion (PROM) and fi rst metatarsophalangeal joint (MTPJ) PROM. Diffuse tenderness with palpation over the medial column of the left foot was noted. The patient was unable to complete single leg dynamic activity on the left foot. There was suspicion for a metatarsal stress fracture (MSF). Radiographs were ordered and read as negative. The patient was treated with immobilization in a walking boot, WB as tolerated and relative rest including cessation of dance. The patient returned for re-evaluation 2 weeks after reporting no change in symptoms. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) was then ordered. Outcome:Results of the MRI identifi ed 2 stress fractures in the fi rst metatarsal. The treatment plan changed to NWB status with immobilization for an additional 6 weeks. The patient returned to full WB status and participated in all dance activity 15 weeks after the initial presentation to the Physician and 27 weeks after the initial onset of MPFP.

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In your shoes: A qualitative study on the perspectives of professional dancers and staff regarding dance injury and its prevention

Bolling

Rijn

Pasman³

et al. 2021

Transl Sports Med

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Risk factors for musculoskeletal injury in preprofessional dancers: a systematic review

Cited by 98 publications

References 61 publications

The role of prediagnostic data in injury epidemiology in preprofessional dancers

The role of prediagnostic data in injury epidemiology in preprofessional dancers

First Metatarsal Stress Fracture of a pre-adolescent female Irish dancer with Medial Plantar Foot Pain: A Case Report

In your shoes: A qualitative study on the perspectives of professional dancers and staff regarding dance injury and its prevention

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