Musculoskeletal and Cardiopulmonary Characteristics of the Professional Ballet Dancer

Mostardi, Richard A.; Porterfield, James A.; Greenberg, Barry; Goldberg, David; Lea, Michelene

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“…This produces VO 2max values within the range of non-endurance athletes. 89,91,92,[94][95][96][97] A recent study of university and professional dancers found physiological responses to modern dance class appear to mimic those of classical ballet class. 93 There were significant differences between modern dance class and performance in VO 2 , heart rate, and work.…”

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Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders in Dancers

Bronner¹,

Ojofeitimi²,

Spriggs³

2003

Physical Therapy Reviews

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INTRODUCTIONDancers represent a medically under-served occupational group at high risk for work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSD). They are highly trained individuals who perform repetitive, reproducible, and consistent movements. 1 The annual incidence of injury in professional dancers is 67-95%. [2][3][4][5][6] Traditionally, dancers are considered to be both artists and athletes. Accordingly, medical practitioners have adopted a sports medicine model in the care of dancers within their respective organisations. Activities such as annual screenings and performance coverage pattern themselves after pre-season team screenings and game coverage. This approach has been effective enough to produce a recent offspring, dance medicine, which has sought to describe patterns of, and risk factors for, dance-related injury. As dance medicine continues to grow, many of its specialists are also drawing from another model, occupational medicine, to develop injury prevention and management programmes tailored to the special needs of this population.In this article, we borrow from both the sports and occupational medicine models to review some of the issues in addressing WMSD in dancers. Consideration will be given to injury risk factors and options for organisational management of injury. To further our discussion, Figure 1 illustrates a dance medicine conceptual model demonstrating the interaction of intrinsic risk factors of the dancer/worker with extrinsic risk factors of dance/work that may result in musculoskeletal injury and the points at which prevention measures can be introduced. MULTIFACTORIAL RISK FACTORSWMSD incur enormous health and financial costs. They account for over 85% of workers' compensation (WC) claims in the US, with estimated annual costs ranging from $13-54 billion. 7,8 In order to design optimal prevention and intervention strategies for workers, it is important to ascertain the nature of risk for WMSD. Risk factors are attributes or elements ABSTRACT Professional dancers are a medically under-served occupational group at high risk for workrelated musculoskeletal disorders. Historically, a sports medicine approach has been used in the treatment of dancers and dance companies. Recently, health care providers have also applied occupational medicine concepts to the dance organisation. Consideration of risk factors and the application of organisational programmes to prevent work-related musculoskeletal disorders in dancers are discussed. Deficiencies in our understanding of the contribution of risk factors towards injury are outlined for future consideration. The majority of dance organisations are non-profit and have no injury prevention strategies in place, viewing medical programmes as an unaffordable luxury. The application of a customised sportsoccupational medicine approach shows promise in reducing the human and financial costs of work-related musculoskeletal disorders.

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Section: Aerobic Conditioningmentioning

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Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders in Dancers

Bronner¹,

Ojofeitimi²,

Spriggs³

2003

Physical Therapy Reviews

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“…Physiological profiling of dancers is not new; Cohen et al 2 and Mostardi et al 3 used treadmill-running protocols to measure maximal aerobic power in ballet dancers, whereas Rimmer et al 4 used a walking profile, but again, on a treadmill. Clarkson et al 5 investigated maximal oxygen uptake in adolescent female ballet dancers, again using a treadmill protocol.…”

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Highland Dance: Heart-Rate and Blood Lactate Differences Between Competition and Class

Baillie

Wyon²,

Head

2007

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

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Purpose:This study looked at the physiological effects of performance in Highland-dance competition to consider whether the traditional methods used during class and rehearsal provide an appropriate training stimulus toward this performance.Methods:Nine championship standard, female Highland dancers (age 14.2 ± 1.47 years) had their heart rate and blood lactate concentrations measured before and after 3 dances during a championship competition. Heart rate was also measured during the same 3 dances in rehearsal and during class.Results:Repeated-measures analysis of variance showed significant differences in pre dance lactate concentrations between the first dance (Highland Fling, 1.4 ± 0.3 mM/L), the second dance (Sword dance, 2.3 ± 0.8 mM/L), and the third dance (Sean Truibhas, 3.5 ± 1.8 mM/L; F2,16 = 11.72, P < .01. This, coupled with a significant rise in lactate concentration during the dances (F1,8 = 76.75, P < .001), resulted in a final post dance lactate concentration of 7.3 ± 2.96 mM/L. Heart-rate data during competition, rehearsal, and class (195.0 ± 6.5, 172.6 ± 5.4, and 151.9 ± 7.4 beats/min, respectively) showed significant differences between all 3 (F2,16 = 107.1, P < .001); these are comparable to research on other dance forms.Conclusions:Given the disparity between the anaerobic predominance of competition and the aerobic predominance during class, it is suggested that the class does not provide an appropriate training stimulus as preparation for competitive performance in Highland dance.

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“…These results may be due in part to the specific nature of the types of dance that were observed, whose movement sequences, although dynamic, can be considered short-lasting with energy provided by the phosphagen (ATP and phosphocreatine) and anaerobic (glycolytic) systems. In these studies, rarely was research conducted on motion sequences lasting for a few minutes or longer [9,14]. Although dancing involves the same large muscle groups, the energy pathways that are involved can differ depending on dance style, intensity, technique, and duration.…”

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“…Previously published data on the levels of physical fitness of dancers and the physiological response during dancing focused mainly on modern and ballroom dancing, ballet, and aerobic dance workouts [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]. These studies found that the aerobic fitness level of dancers can be considered as average and characteristic of individuals practicing non-endurance sports [3,5,9,13]. These results may be due in part to the specific nature of the types of dance that were observed, whose movement sequences, although dynamic, can be considered short-lasting with energy provided by the phosphagen (ATP and phosphocreatine) and anaerobic (glycolytic) systems.…”

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Evaluation of aerobic capacity and energy expenditure in folk dancers

Maciejczyk¹,

Feć²

2018

Hum Mov.

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Purpose. The aim of the study was to evaluate the aerobic capacity and energy expenditure of folk dancers. Methods. The aerobic capacity (VO 2max ) of four male and four female folk dancers was measured by an incremental treadmill test and energy expendi ture was assessed by the linear relationship between heart rate and oxygen uptake as based on indirect calorimetry. , respectively. Conclusions. The exercise intensity performed during folk dancing is close to the threshold of decompensated metabolic acidosis. Folk dancing can be quantified as a difficult (for men) and very difficult (for women) form of physical activity; dancers should be physically well-prepared for the high exercise intensity present in folk dancing.

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Musculoskeletal and Cardiopulmonary Characteristics of the Professional Ballet Dancer

Cited by 34 publications

References 12 publications

Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders in Dancers

Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders in Dancers

Highland Dance: Heart-Rate and Blood Lactate Differences Between Competition and Class

Evaluation of aerobic capacity and energy expenditure in folk dancers

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