The association between body-built and injury occurrence in pre-professional ballet dancers – Separated analysis for the injured body-locations

• Authors: Petra Zaletel , Damir Sekulić , Nataša Zenić , Michael R. Esco , Dorica Šajber , Miran Kondrič

Abstracts

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Objectives This study has aimed at identifying prevalence of injury-occurrence in 24 pre-professional-ballet-dancers (females, 16–18 years of age), and identifying the associations between the body-built and prevalence of injuries. Material and Methods The sample of variables included: body mass, body height, and 3 somatotype characteristics (mesomorph, ectomorph and endomorph) and data on injuries over the preceding year. Results Dancers were mostly ectomorphic-mesomorph (endomorphy: 2.6±0.54, mesomorphy: 3.99±0.77, ectomorphy: 3.23±0.54). The most commonly injured locations were the foot (17% of all injuries) and ankle (17%). Majority of the injuries occurred while practising but 37% of hip-injuries occurred while performing. Ankle-injuries resulted in longest absence from ballet. Endomorphy was related to ankle-injury (odds ratio (OR) = 1.9, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.4–2.3), ectomorphy to foot injury (OR = 1.7, 95% CI: 1.1–2.9), and body-mass to injury to the toes (OR = 1.7, 95% CI: 1.4–3.1). Conclusions The results of this study allow for recognizing those dancers who are particularly vulnerable to injuries of certain body location. A more profound analysis of the possible mechanisms that lead to hip-injury during performance is needed. Int J Occup Med Environ Health 2017;30(1):151–159

Keywords

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training; Performance; etiology; predictors; health-status; injuries

• Publisher: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
• Journal: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 30
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 151-159

Dates

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2017

Contributors

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Petra Zaletel

• University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia (Faculty of Sport)

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Damir Sekulić

• University of Split, Split, Croatia (Faculty of Kinesiology)
• University of Split, Split, Croatia (University Department of Health Studies)

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Nataša Zenić

• University of Split, Split, Croatia (Faculty of Kinesiology)

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Michael R. Esco

• University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, USA (Department of Kinesiology)

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Dorica Šajber

• University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia (Faculty of Sport)

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Miran Kondrič

• University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia (Faculty of Sport)

Identifiers

DOI

10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00818

Biblioteka Nauki

2161934