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Low Back Injuries In Male Ballet Dancers: A Review Of The Literature, Dr. Karin Steere, Amanda Duncan, Kaitlyn Johnstone, Emma Lux
Low Back Injuries In Male Ballet Dancers: A Review Of The Literature, Dr. Karin Steere, Amanda Duncan, Kaitlyn Johnstone, Emma Lux
Physical Therapy Research Symposium
TITLE: Low Back Injuries in Male Ballet Dancers: A Review of the Literature
ABSTRACT BODY:
Purpose: Repetitive practice of motions that can require extremes for hip and lumbar spine range of motion increase injury risk for dancers. Male dancers have increased risk of lost dancing days from injury related to lifts of female dancers. This is a review of the available literature examining spine injuries in male dancers.
Methods: A literature search was performed using the keywords: male, dancer, ballet, pain, injury, and low back pain. The following databases were used: Cochrane Library, CINAHL, Pubmed, and PEDro. To expand our …