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29 April 2012

The Dancer Injury

Introduction

Involvement in physical activity comes with an injury risk; the dance is not the exception. New dancers should build their flexibility and strength safely and slowly. The most significant ways for preventing dancing injuries can take the time, to adequately warm up the body's large muscles. In spite of our best intention, still dance injuries can occur.

Statistics showed that 80 percent of dancers suffered from a disabling injury in their career, 65 percent of dancer experience from overuse and 35 percent because of accidents, 90 percent injury occurred when dancer is exhausted and tired, and 98 percent of dance injuries are treated non-operatively.

Medical technology helps in convenient and quick treatment and diagnosis of dancers' injury, such as ultrasound diagnostic, digital orthotics, and physical therapy and in-house x-ray. In addition, medical technology also makes possible to treat dancing injury with digital x-rays and Treadmill Video Analysis. Moreover, while treating muscle strains and sprains the most frequently used treatment is R.I.C.E. therapy that is an abbreviation of Rice, Ice, Compression and Elevation.

The Mussels Act is significant to dancing injury as it improves the functioning of nerve cell in enhancing tissue, muscle and organ stimulation. They are also a great source of selenium and vitamin B12, lack of these may result in depression and fatigue.

Discussion

Dancing Injuries and dance science and medicine are not a recent debate; it is being a topic of interest since 1970s. In 1980s, dancing medicine courses were introduced for dancers; and during 1990s, an international group was formed named International Association of Dance Medicine and Science (IADMS) consists of dancers, dance educators, dance medicine practitioners, and dance scientists.

There are five common injuries related to dancing namely muscle cramps, muscle strain, shin splints, plantar fasciitis, and stress fracture. The most affected areas ...