Injury patterns in young, non-professional dancers
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Verletzungsmuster bei jungen Freizeittänzern |
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Autor: | Steinberg, Nili; Siev-Ner, Itzhak; Peleg, Smadar; Dar, Gali; Masharawi, Youssef; Zeev, Aviva; Hershkovitz, Israel |
Erschienen in: | Journal of sports sciences |
Veröffentlicht: | 29 (2011), 1, S. 47-54, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 0264-0414, 1466-447X |
DOI: | 10.1080/02640414.2010.521167 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU201403001596 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence and types of injuries in 1336 young, non-professional female dancers (age 8–16 years) who participated in a descriptive mixed (cross-sectional/ longitudinal) cohort study. Previous and current injuries were diagnosed and later classified into seven major categories. Our results show that 569 (42.6%) of the dancers examined manifested an injury. Advanced age and increased exposure to dance yielded an equivalent increase in the prevalence of injured girls: from 1 of 10 girls in the 8-year-old age cohort (mean=1.05 per 1000 h) to 1 of 3 girls in the 14- year-old age cohort (mean=1.25 per 1000 h). Time elapsing between first and second injuries decreased with age. Among the youngest group of dancers (8–9 years) the most common injury was tendonitis (41%), while in adolescent dancers (14–16 years) knee injuries became the leading cause of complaints (33%). We conclude that young, non-professional dancers are at high risk of injury. Dancers who had been injured in the past were at higher risk for re-injury. Tendonitis in the foot or ankle joint was a common injury among the youngest dancers, while knee injuries were common among adolescent dancers. A routine screening of this dancer population by an expert in dance medicine will reduce the risk for an injury. Verf.-Referat