scholarly journals Injuries in Estonian professional ballet dancers in the 2019/2020 season

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 40-48
Author(s):  
Tarmo Riitmuru ◽  
Jelena Sokk
Keyword(s):  
Knee Joint ◽  
Chronic Inflammation ◽  
Ankle Sprain ◽  
Common Type ◽  
Musculoskeletal Injuries ◽  
Body Site ◽  
Ballet Dancers ◽  
Classical Class ◽  
Tendon Strain ◽  
Dance Injury

The aim of the study was to find the occurrence of musculoskeletal injuries in Estonia professional ballet dancers in the 2019/2020 season. A total of 62 dancers participated in the study, 25 were male and 37 female dancers. This study was a questionnaire-based, which was compiled on similar studies to collect the data among ballet dancers working in Estonia. The study showed that 58% of dancers were injured in the last 12 months. The most common type of dance injury during this period was muscle or tendon strain (33%), followed chronic inflammation (21%) and ankle sprain (20%). The most common injured body site was foot (20%), ankle (18%) and knee joint (10%). The highest number of injuries occurred during rehearsals (44%), classical class (27%), and during performances (16%). More than half of Estonian ballet dancers sustained at least one injury during the last twelve months. The most common types of injury were muscle or tendon strain, chronic inflammation and ankle sprain. The highest number of injuries occurred in the foot, whereas the highest number of injuries occurred during rehearsals.

Effects of Textured Balance Board Training in Adolescent Ballet Dancers With Ankle Pathology

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 584-592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nili Steinberg ◽  
Roger Adams ◽  
Oren Tirosh ◽  
Janet Karin ◽  
Gordon Waddington
Keyword(s):  
Ankle Sprain ◽  
Ankle Instability ◽  
Chronic Ankle Instability ◽  
Textured Surface ◽  
Ballet Dancers ◽  
Discrimination Ability ◽  
Board Training ◽  
Ankle Proprioception ◽  
Balance Board ◽  
Group 1

Context:Ankle sprains are common among adolescent ballet dancers and may be attributed to inadequate ankle proprioception. Thus, a short period of training utilizing proprioceptive activities requires evaluation.Objective:To assess training conducted for 3 or 6 weeks on a textured-surface balance board using ankle proprioception scores for ballet dancers with and without chronic ankle instability, and with and without previous ankle sprain (PAS).Design:Intervention study.Setting:The Australian Ballet School.Participants:Forty-two ballet dancers, aged 14–18 years.Interventions:Dancers randomized into 2 groups: group 1 undertook 1 minute of balance board training daily for 3 weeks; group 2 undertook the same training for 6 weeks.Main Outcome Measures:Preintervention, Cumberland Ankle Instability Tool questionnaire data were collected, and PAS during the last 2 years was reported. Active ankle inversion movement discrimination ability was tested immediately pre and post intervention and at 3 and 4 weeks.Results:Ankle discrimination acuity scores improved over time for both groups, with a performance decline associated with the early cessation of training for group 1 (P = .04). While dancers with PAS had significantly worse scores at the first test, before balance board training began (P < .01), no significant differences in scores at any test occasion were found between dancers with and without chronic ankle instability. A significantly faster rate of improvement in ankle discrimination ability score over the 4 test occasions was found for dancers with PAS (P = .002).Conclusions:Three weeks of textured balance board training improved the ankle discrimination ability of ballet dancers regardless of their reported level of chronic ankle instability and at a faster rate for dancers with PAS. Previous ankle sprain was associated with a lower level of ankle discrimination ability; however, following 3 weeks of balance board training, previously injured dancers had significantly improved their ankle discrimination acuity scores.

scholarly journals Effect of Kinesio® Taping on Ankle Complex Motion and Stiffness and Jump Landing Time to Stabilization in Female Ballet Dancers

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aline Botsis ◽  
Neil Schwarz ◽  
Megan Harper ◽  
Wei Liu ◽  
Collin Rooney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ankle Sprain ◽  
Frontal Plane ◽  
Complex Motion ◽  
Ballet Dancers ◽  
Jump Landing ◽  
Kinesio Taping ◽  
Time To Stabilization ◽  
Ankle Complex ◽  
Ankle Support ◽  
Support Conditions

Ankle sprain is the most commonly diagnosed injury experienced by ballet dancers with few studies investigating preventive support measures such as Kinesio taping. The need exists to examine the mechanical support characteristics of Kinesio taping and effect of application on ankle motion and performance. This may be important to understanding the mechanical mechanisms attributed to Kinesio ankle taping and justify its use in the prevention and treatment of jump landing injuries in ballet dancers. This study compared Kinesio taping with and without tension and no tape (control) on active and passive measures of ankle complex motion in healthy ballet dancers. A secondary objective was to examine the effect of Kinesio taping on balance using time to stabilization. Participants performed three ballet jumps with single-leg landings on a force plate across three ankle support conditions consisting of Kinesio taping, sham-Kinesio taping, and no tape. Sagittal and frontal plane motion and load-displacement of the ankle complex for each support condition were obtained using an ankle arthrometer. Kinesio taping with tension significantly restricted inversion-eversion rotation and increased inversion stiffness of the ankle complex (p < 0.05). No significant differences were found among the three ankle support conditions for jump landing time to stabilization (p > 0.05). Arthrometric results indicate Kinesio taping significantly restricted ankle complex motion in the frontal plane that is associated with lateral ankle sprain. Objective information on the nature of Kinesio taping support can assist sports medicine practitioners when recommending ankle support to athletes.

Musculoskeletal injuries in young ballet dancers

2011 ◽  
Vol 19 (9) ◽  
pp. 1531-1535 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte Leanderson ◽  
Johan Leanderson ◽  
Anders Wykman ◽  
Lars-Erik Strender ◽  
Sven-Erik Johansson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Musculoskeletal Injuries ◽  
Ballet Dancers

scholarly journals Chronic Inflammation And Neutrophil Activation As Possible Causes Of Joint Diseases In Ballet Dancers

2014 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 554
Author(s):  
Leandro Silva Borges ◽  
José Ricardo Bortolon ◽  
Vinicius Santos Coneglian ◽  
Nivaldo Ribeiro Moura ◽  
Maria Fernanda Cury-Boaventura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Inflammation ◽  
Neutrophil Activation ◽  
Joint Diseases ◽  
Ballet Dancers

A Review of Musculoskeletal Embolization to Treat Pain Outside of the Knee

2021 ◽  
Vol 38 (05) ◽  
pp. 515-517
Author(s):  
Abin Sajan ◽  
Sandeep Bagla ◽  
Ari Isaacson
Keyword(s):  
Knee Joint ◽  
Chronic Inflammation ◽  
Shoulder Pain ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Adhesive Capsulitis ◽  
Lateral Epicondylitis ◽  
Artery Embolization ◽  
The Past ◽  
Genicular Artery ◽  
Future Potential

AbstractChronic inflammation leading to musculoskeletal pain has garnered interest in the past decade with the success of genicular artery embolization for knee pain secondary to osteoarthritis. Outside the knee joint, musculoskeletal embolization has been applied to other anatomical locations, mainly shoulder pain secondary to adhesive capsulitis and elbow pain secondary to lateral epicondylitis. The success of these early trials and other case reports highlights the efficacy of musculoskeletal embolization and its future potential.

scholarly journals Acute Ankle Sprain in a Mouse Model: Changes in Knee-Joint Space

2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (6) ◽  
pp. 587-591 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tricia Hubbard-Turner ◽  
Erik A. Wikstrom ◽  
Sophie Guderian ◽  
Michael J. Turner
Keyword(s):  
Knee Joint ◽  
Life Span ◽  
Ankle Sprain ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Joint Space ◽  
Anterior Talofibular Ligament ◽  
Joint Degeneration ◽  
Running Wheel ◽  
Surgically Induced

Context:  Ankle sprains remain the most common orthopaedic injury. Conducting long-term studies in humans is difficult and costly, so the long-term consequences of an ankle sprain are not entirely known. Objective:  To measure knee-joint space after a single surgically induced ankle sprain in mice. Design:  Randomized controlled trial. Setting:  University research laboratory. Patients or Other Participants:  Thirty male mice (CBA/2J) were randomly placed into 1 of 3 surgical groups: the transected calcaneofibular ligament (CFL) group, the transected anterior talofibular ligament/CFL group, or a sham treatment group. The right ankle was operated on in all mice. Main Outcome Measure(s):  Three days after surgery, all of the mice were individually housed in cages containing a solid-surface running wheel, and daily running-wheel measurements were recorded. Before surgery and every 6 weeks after surgery, a diagnostic ultrasound was used to measure medial and lateral knee-joint space in both hind limbs. Results:  Right medial (P = .003), right lateral (P = .002), left medial (P = .03), and left lateral (P = .002) knee-joint spaces decreased across the life span. The mice in the anterior talofibular ligament/CFL group had decreased right medial (P = .004) joint space compared with the sham and CFL groups starting at 24 weeks of age and continuing throughout the life span. No differences occurred in contralateral knee-joint degeneration among any of the groups. Conclusions:  Based on current data, mice that sustained a surgically induced severe ankle sprain developed greater joint degeneration in the ipsilateral knee. Knee degeneration could result from accommodation to the laxity of the ankle or biomechanical alterations secondary to ankle instability. A single surgically induced ankle sprain could significantly affect knee-joint function.

Intensity of Physical Activity and Knee Joint Degeneration in Mice after an Ankle Sprain

2015 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Tricia H. Turner ◽  
Erik A. Wikstrom ◽  
Sophie B. Guderian ◽  
Michael J. Turner
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Knee Joint ◽  
Ankle Sprain ◽  
Joint Degeneration

scholarly journals Musculoskeletal Injuries in Ultra-Endurance Running: A Scoping Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Volker Scheer ◽  
Brian J. Krabak
Keyword(s):  
Ankle Sprain ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Lower Leg ◽  
Musculoskeletal Injuries ◽  
Anatomical Site ◽  
Main Diagnosis ◽  
Endurance Running ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Ultra Endurance ◽  
And Training

Ultra-endurance running (UER) has seen an important increase in participation over the last few decades. Long hours of UER can lead to excessive stress on the body, resulting in musculoskeletal injuries (MSKI). UER is not a uniform sport and events can differ considerably in distance (over 42.195 km), time (e.g., events over 6 h) and multi-day or multi-stage events on various surfaces (e.g., track, on-road, off-road). The aims of this scoping review were therefore: (1) to examine the current evidence of MSKI, providing a synthesis of the most common MSKI by anatomical region and specific diagnosis; (2) categorize MSKI by type of UER activity (competition: time-limited; multi-stage; continuous UER events and training); (3) describe knowledge gaps in the literature and provide advice on potential further research. Our electronic literature search (PubMed, SPORTDiscus, Web of Science) identified a total of 13 studies (9 in competition, and 4 in training). Anatomical site, diagnosis and rate of injuries differ between competition and training as well as between different UER types. MSKI are observed in 18% of multi-stage events (0.7–1.8 injuries/runner and 7.2 injuries/1000 h). Most MSKI involve the lower leg (35.0%), ankle (16.8%), knee (13.1%) and foot (12.6%), with main diagnosis of medial tibial stress syndrome (30.1%) and patella femoral pain syndrome (PFPS; 7.2%). Single, continuous UER events differ between a 1005 km road race with almost all of the injuries due to overuse, with the main anatomical site of the knee (31%), ankle (28%) and lower leg (14%) and main diagnosis of PFPS (15.6%), compared to a 65 km trail race, with 32.8% of MSKI, mainly on the foot [plantar fasciitis (28.6%)], ankle [sprain (28.6%)] and knee. Timed-UER events (injury rate of 2.1 injuries/athlete) observed most injuries on the ankle (36%) and knee (19%), with the main diagnosis of tendinitis of the foot dorsiflexors (30%). Injuries during training most commonly affect, the back (42%), and knee (40%) and bone stress injuries (22%). Main diagnoses include ankle sprain (18%), iliotibial band injury (16%) and Achilles tendinopathy (11%). Future considerations include examining MSKI in different UER events, environments and surfaces, and on larger study populations. Establishing risk factors, examining sex differences and using a standard reporting system of MSKI in UER are also important.

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