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dc.contributor.authorTwitchett, Emily
dc.contributor.authorBrodrick, Anna
dc.contributor.authorNevill, Alan M.
dc.contributor.authorKoutedakis, Yiannis
dc.contributor.authorAngioi, Manuela
dc.contributor.authorWyon, Matthew A.
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-22T11:43:51Z
dc.date.available2010-06-22T11:43:51Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.citationJournal of dance medicine & science, 14 (1):26-31
dc.identifier.issn1089-313X
dc.identifier.pmid20214852
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2436/106628
dc.description.abstractMost ballet dancers will suffer at least one injury a year. There are numerous causes of injury in dance, and while many investigators have documented risk factors such as anatomical characteristics, past medical history, menstrual history, dance experience, length of dance training, fatigue, and stress, risk factors related to body characteristics and nutrient intake, levels of conditioning, or physical fitness parameters have only recently received the same amount of attention. The aim of the present study was, therefore, to investigate correlations between ballet injury and body fat percentage, active and passive flexibility, lower limb power, upper body and core endurance, and aerobic capacity. Low levels of aerobic fitness were significantly associated with many of the injuries sustained over a 15-week period (r=.590, p=0.034), and body fat percentage was significantly associated with the length of time a dancer was forced to modify activity due to injury (r=-.614, p=0.026). This information may be of benefit to dancers, teachers, physical therapists and physicians in dance schools and companies when formulating strategies to prevent injury.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherJ. Michael Ryan
dc.relation.urlhttp://www.iadms.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=47
dc.subject.meshAdiposity
dc.subject.meshAdult
dc.subject.meshDancing
dc.subject.meshFemale
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshLongitudinal Studies
dc.subject.meshMuscle Strength
dc.subject.meshMusculoskeletal Diseases
dc.subject.meshPhysical Endurance
dc.subject.meshPhysical Fitness
dc.subject.meshRange of Motion, Articular
dc.subject.meshRegression Analysis
dc.titleDoes physical fitness affect injury occurrence and time loss due to injury in elite vocational ballet students?
dc.typeJournal article
dc.identifier.journalJournal of dance medicine & science : official publication of the International Association for Dance Medicine & Science
html.description.abstractMost ballet dancers will suffer at least one injury a year. There are numerous causes of injury in dance, and while many investigators have documented risk factors such as anatomical characteristics, past medical history, menstrual history, dance experience, length of dance training, fatigue, and stress, risk factors related to body characteristics and nutrient intake, levels of conditioning, or physical fitness parameters have only recently received the same amount of attention. The aim of the present study was, therefore, to investigate correlations between ballet injury and body fat percentage, active and passive flexibility, lower limb power, upper body and core endurance, and aerobic capacity. Low levels of aerobic fitness were significantly associated with many of the injuries sustained over a 15-week period (r=.590, p=0.034), and body fat percentage was significantly associated with the length of time a dancer was forced to modify activity due to injury (r=-.614, p=0.026). This information may be of benefit to dancers, teachers, physical therapists and physicians in dance schools and companies when formulating strategies to prevent injury.


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