Association between pre-participation characteristics and risk of injury amongst pre-professional
Kenny SJ, Critchley ML, Whittaker JL, Kodalore Vijayan VW, Emery CA
Phys Ther Sport November 2021
Kenny SJ, Critchley ML, Whittaker JL, Kodalore Vijayan VW, Emery CA
Phys Ther Sport November 2021
Full-time pre-professional ballet and contemporary dancers.
Starting in September 2015
To evaluate pre-participation characteristics that may be associated with greater odds of dance-related musculoskeletal complaints in pre-professional dancers.
81% of dancers reported at least one musculoskeletal complaint, with the ankle, knee and foot accounting for the majority.
Kenny SJ, Palacios-Derflingher L, Shi Q, Whittaker JL, Emery CA
Clin J Sport Med May 2019
155 full-time preprofessional ballet and contemporary dancers
Published 2019
To determine the prevalence of self-reported 1-year injury history. To examine its association with preparticipation evaluation components aimed at predicting future injury risk.
Self-reported 1-year injury history among preprofessional ballet and contemporary dancers is high.
Kenny SJ, Palacios-Derflingher L, Owoeye OBA, Whittaker JL, Emery CA
J Dance Med Sci March 2018
35 female and 3 male pre-professional ballet and contemporary dancers
Published March 2018
To determine between-day reliability or pre-participation screening components
The components examined showed moderate to excellent relative reliability. The Foot Posture Index-6 and passive hip range of motion are not recommended for screening injury risk in this population.
Kenny SJ, Palacios-Derflingher L, Whittaker JL, Emery CA
J Orthop Sports Phys Ther March 2018
85 preprofessional ballet dancers and 60 preprofessional contemporary dancers registered in full-time training
Published in 2017
To describe the influence of injury definition on injury prevalence, incidence and severity
Injury surveillance methodologies should consider more inclusive definitions of injuries.
Students registered in full-time pre-professional dance training at the School of Alberta Ballet and the University of Calgary's Division of Dance.
2015-2016 academic year.
The prevalence of musculoskeletal injury among pre-professional ballet and contemporary dancers is high (up to 82%). The most common sites of injury, as reported by both physiotherapists and dancers, were the knee, ankle and foot. Consistent with previous literature, the most common recorded diagnoses were patella-femoral pain, posterior ankle impingement, and Achilles tendinopathy. Injuries resulting in time-loss and medical attention underestimate the true burden of injury experienced by pre-professional ballet and contemporary dancers. Self-reported one-year injury history significantly predicted risk for dance-related musculoskeletal complaints – injuries that impacted the students' dancing, regardless of needing to seek medical care or take time off from dance.