Relationship of Extrinsic Risk Factors to Lower Extremity Injury in Collegiate Ballet Dancers
Ballet dancers are thought to be at higher risk of lower extremity injury. This objective of this study was to describe the self-reported incidence, location, and factors associated with lower extremity injury in collegiate ballet dancers. Two hundred and forty-nine female ballet dancers responded t...
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| author | Pi-Yin Huang Chia-Wei Lin Amornthep Jankaew Cheng-Feng Lin Cheng-Feng Lin Cheng-Feng Lin |
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| description | Ballet dancers are thought to be at higher risk of lower extremity injury. This objective of this study was to describe the self-reported incidence, location, and factors associated with lower extremity injury in collegiate ballet dancers. Two hundred and forty-nine female ballet dancers responded to a questionnaire that addressed their injury event/location, dance behavior over the past 2 years, and overall dance history. Behaviors assessed included the following: types and number of shoes worn (pointé shoes/ballet slippers), wear time, training time (session frequency and duration), use of warm-up/cool-down, and use of a strengthening program and lower extremity accessory. Overall dance history included age of the onset of training, total years of experience, and number of dance styles. Backward multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to determine the extent to which variables measured were associated with injury. Ankle injury was the most prevalent injury. Years of wearing pointé shoes (adjusted odds ratio = 1.21, p = 0.01) and days/weeks in pointé shoes (adjusted odds ratio = 1.26, p = 0.04) were associated with an increased risk of injury; while additional strengthening (adjusted odds ratio = 0.39, p = 0.02) and use of lower extremity accessories during classes/rehearsals (adjusted odds ratio = 0.64, p = 0.01) were protective associations. These findings suggested that the use of pointé shoes, lower extremity accessories, and additional exercise should specifically be recorded during evaluation of injured ballet dancers; and must be considered potential factors to modify during rehabilitation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0cdead2b74bb42dab960a18736dd781d2022-12-22T00:11:40ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology2296-41852022-05-011010.3389/fbioe.2022.878448878448Relationship of Extrinsic Risk Factors to Lower Extremity Injury in Collegiate Ballet DancersPi-Yin Huang0Chia-Wei Lin1Amornthep Jankaew2Cheng-Feng Lin3Cheng-Feng Lin4Cheng-Feng Lin5Department of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, TaiwanDepartment of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, TaiwanInstitute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, TaiwanDepartment of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, TaiwanInstitute of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, TaiwanPhysical Therapy Center, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, TaiwanBallet dancers are thought to be at higher risk of lower extremity injury. This objective of this study was to describe the self-reported incidence, location, and factors associated with lower extremity injury in collegiate ballet dancers. Two hundred and forty-nine female ballet dancers responded to a questionnaire that addressed their injury event/location, dance behavior over the past 2 years, and overall dance history. Behaviors assessed included the following: types and number of shoes worn (pointé shoes/ballet slippers), wear time, training time (session frequency and duration), use of warm-up/cool-down, and use of a strengthening program and lower extremity accessory. Overall dance history included age of the onset of training, total years of experience, and number of dance styles. Backward multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to determine the extent to which variables measured were associated with injury. Ankle injury was the most prevalent injury. Years of wearing pointé shoes (adjusted odds ratio = 1.21, p = 0.01) and days/weeks in pointé shoes (adjusted odds ratio = 1.26, p = 0.04) were associated with an increased risk of injury; while additional strengthening (adjusted odds ratio = 0.39, p = 0.02) and use of lower extremity accessories during classes/rehearsals (adjusted odds ratio = 0.64, p = 0.01) were protective associations. These findings suggested that the use of pointé shoes, lower extremity accessories, and additional exercise should specifically be recorded during evaluation of injured ballet dancers; and must be considered potential factors to modify during rehabilitation.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2022.878448/fullpointé shoestrainingmusculoskeletal injuriesballetlower extremity |
| spellingShingle | Pi-Yin Huang Chia-Wei Lin Amornthep Jankaew Cheng-Feng Lin Cheng-Feng Lin Cheng-Feng Lin Relationship of Extrinsic Risk Factors to Lower Extremity Injury in Collegiate Ballet Dancers Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology pointé shoes training musculoskeletal injuries ballet lower extremity |
| title | Relationship of Extrinsic Risk Factors to Lower Extremity Injury in Collegiate Ballet Dancers |
| title_full | Relationship of Extrinsic Risk Factors to Lower Extremity Injury in Collegiate Ballet Dancers |
| title_fullStr | Relationship of Extrinsic Risk Factors to Lower Extremity Injury in Collegiate Ballet Dancers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relationship of Extrinsic Risk Factors to Lower Extremity Injury in Collegiate Ballet Dancers |
| title_short | Relationship of Extrinsic Risk Factors to Lower Extremity Injury in Collegiate Ballet Dancers |
| title_sort | relationship of extrinsic risk factors to lower extremity injury in collegiate ballet dancers |
| topic | pointé shoes training musculoskeletal injuries ballet lower extremity |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2022.878448/full |
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