An investigation into possible injury co-factors in dancers
Item
- Title
- An investigation into possible injury co-factors in dancers
- Author(s)
- Capon, Camilla
- Abstract
- Dancing is one of the few performance disciplines that requires extremely high levels of both artistic flair and athletic skill. The pressures of being mentally and physically engaged for hours during rehearsal and performance can often lead to exhaustion or injury. There are no studies which covered how multiple co-factors including physical, mental and emotional states could associate with injury rates. This article followed a cohort of pre-professional university dancers who trained daily at London Studio Centre, UK, and practiced the most popular styles (ballet, modern/jazz, contemporary) and observed if factors such as hormonal fluctuation, weight and body mass index and self-reported levels of health and satisfaction were associated with the injuries sustained during the investigation period. Data was collected for 10 weeks through an online weekly questionnaire. Information of 29 dancers (100% Female; Age 20 +/- 0.16) out of the 45 who first responded was included in the statistical analysis. Variables evaluated included BMI, BMI fluctuation, daily analysis of life demands for athletes (DALDA), menstrual regularity and contraception. Only two variables within the DALDA questionnaire, recreation and irritability, were found to be statistically relevant (p<0.05) and associated to injury in dancers of this particular cohort. This study shows that emotional states are important in dancers and can play a role in sustaining an injury. Further research is needed to clarify the implications between emotional states and dance injury.
- presented at
- British College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Date Accepted
- 2016
- Date Submitted
- 12.11.2018 18:52:05
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Submitted by:
- 4457
- Pub-Identifier
- 16266
- Inst-Identifier
- 1076
- Recommended
- 0
- Item sets
- Thesis
Capon, Camilla, “An investigation into possible injury co-factors in dancers”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 3, 2024, https://www.osteopathicresearch.com/s/orw/item/2062