ArticleInternational journal of sports physical therapy2020
LOW BACK PAIN AND INJURY IN BALLET, MODERN, AND HIP-HOP DANCERS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW.
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- The Efficacy of Physical Fitness Training on Dance Injury: A Systematic Review.Sportverletzung Sportschaden : Organ der Gesellschaft fur Orthopadisch-Traumatologische Sportmedizin · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of physiotherapy interventions for injury in ballet dancers: A systematic review.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
- Manual Therapy, Core Training, and Pilates Method Interventions in Dance Rehabilitation: A Scoping Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Ground reaction force as a factor responsible for the topography of injuries in professional dance. An analysis of three dance styles: classical dance, modern dance, and folk dance.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2024Article
- Body Posture and Low Back Pain: Differences between Folk and Ballroom Dancers.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Lumbopelvic Muscle Mobility and Resistance and their Association with Musculoskeletal Pain in Ballet Dancers.Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2023Article
- High Rates of Satisfaction and Return to Dance in Current or Former Professional Ballet Dancers After Total Hip Arthroplasty With a Muscle-Sparing Direct Anterior Approach Using Custom Femoral Stems.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2023Article
- Prevalence and Risk Factors of Dance Injury During COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study From University Students in China.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundLow back pain is believed to be a common complaint among dancers; however, a comparison across recent research is needed to support or disprove this assertion across genres. PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence of low back pain and low back injury in ballet, modern, and hip-hop dancers through a systematic literature review. A secondary goal was to identify trends amongst dance genres, level of mastery, gender, and age, if possible. STUDY
designSystematic Review of the Literature.
methodsPRISMA search strategy of terms relating to dance and low back pain was conducted within the Pubmed, MEDLINE, SPORTDiscus, Web of Science, and the archives of the Journal of Dance Medicine and Science databases between November 2017 and March 2018. Inclusion criteria were published articles that addressed low back pain or injury in ballet, modern, or hip-hop dance population. Exclusion criteria included studies relating to specific pathologies or studies that did not report specific dance genre. All included articles were assessed for quality using a modified grading evaluation and a Modified Newcastle-Ottawa Risk of Bias assessment.
resultsTwenty-five ballet articles, five modern, and three hip-hop articles met the inclusion criteria, for a total of 33 articles. Twenty-five of the 33 studies relied on a questionnaire to gather data. Risk of bias results ranged from 3-7/10 and quality of studies ranged from Good I to Limited III. Prevalence of low back pain seems relatively high in ballet dance (range: 20.3%-79% of total dancers are affected). Little research exists on the prevalence of back pain in modern or hip-hop dancers, but hip-hop dancers also seem likely to have low back pain (range: 46.6%-85.7% of total dancers are affected). Low back injuries are also present in ballet (range: 2.1%-88% of total injuries), modern (range: 8.6%-21.6% of total injuries), and hip-hop (range: 26.3%-69.6%).
conclusionBallet dancers seem to be at risk for low back pain or injury independent of gender, age or level of mastery; however, there is not enough evidence to draw any conclusions about modern dancers or hip-hop dancers and their risk for low back pain/injury currently. Future higher-level studies are needed with reduced risk of bias. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 2a.
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