I'm a first year grad with a keen interest in dance physio. Can anyone recommend some good articles or texts on biomechanics and injuries in dancing?
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I'm a first year grad with a keen interest in dance physio. Can anyone recommend some good articles or texts on biomechanics and injuries in dancing?
Dear friend,
i m a master's student in Pt and a dancer from Turkey. I m also very intersted in dance medicine and science. if u want u can check the web sūte of international assosiation of dance medicine and science -- www.iadms.org --- which is very usefull.
there u can find information abouyt the topic and other dance physios as well.
if u still want i may send u a detailed list of the articals about dance medicine and science....
good luck,
gorky
Dear Merrin,
I worked with dancers for three years at the Caracas National Ballet I have plenty of info in the field. Here are some references on the subject that I used for my Master´s Independent Project but there are many more. If you require further help contact me. Nelson Rodriguez, MPT. E-mail: [email protected]
Bowling A (1989): Injuries to dancers: prevalence, treatment, and perceptions of causes Br Med J 298: 731-734.van Dijk CN and Martii RK (1999): Traumatic, post-traumatic and overuse injuries in ballet: with special emphasis on the foot and ankle Foot and Ankle Surg 5: 1-8.Hamilton WG (1998): Foot and ankle injuries in dancers Clin Sports Med 7: 143-173.
Hamilton, WG, Hamilton LH, Marshall P and Molnar M (1992): A profile of musculoskeletal characteristics of elite professional ballet dancers Am J Sports Med 20: 267-273.Hamilton WG, Geppert MJ and Thompson FM (1996): Pain in the posterior aspect of the ankle in dancers J Bone and Joint Surg 78-A: 1491-1500.Howse J and Hancock S (1992): Dance technique and injury prevention (2nd ed.) London: A & C Black, pp. Kirkendall DT and Calabrese LH (1983): Physiological aspects of dance Clin Sports Med 3: 525-537.Micheli LJ, Gillespie WJ and Walaszek A (1984): Physiologic profiles of professional ballerinas Clin Sports Med 3: 199-209.Quirk R (1983): Ballet injuries: the australian experience Clin Sports Med 2: 507-514.
Reid DC (1987): Preventing injuries to the young ballet dancer Phys Canada 39: 231-236Schantz PG and Astrand PO (1984): Physiological characteristics of classical ballet Med Sci Sports Exerc 16: 472-476.
Schon LC, Biddinger KR and Greenwood (1994): Dance screen programs and development of dance clinics Clin Sports Med 13: 865-882.Wiesler ER, Hunter DM, Martin DF, Curl WW and Hoen H (1996): Ankle flexibility and injury patterns in dancers Am J Sports Med 24: 754-757