Injury Occurrence and Return to Dance in Professional Ballet: Prospective Analysis of Specific Correlates
Professional ballet is a highly challenging art, but studies have rarely examined factors associated with injury status in ballet professionals. This study aimed to prospectively examine gender-specific correlates of injury occurrence and time-off from injury in professional ballet dancers over a on...
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doaj-dd81db2df9a14e8bbc9dbd6904b11bc42020-11-25T00:58:13ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1660-46012019-03-0116576510.3390/ijerph16050765ijerph16050765Injury Occurrence and Return to Dance in Professional Ballet: Prospective Analysis of Specific CorrelatesBozidar Novosel0Damir Sekulic1Mia Peric2Miran Kondric3Petra Zaletel4Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, General Hospital Varazdin, Varazdin 42000, CroatiaFaculty of Kinesiology, University of Split, Split 21000, CroatiaFaculty of Kinesiology, University of Split, Split 21000, CroatiaFaculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana 1000, SloveniaFaculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana 1000, SloveniaProfessional ballet is a highly challenging art, but studies have rarely examined factors associated with injury status in ballet professionals. This study aimed to prospectively examine gender-specific correlates of injury occurrence and time-off from injury in professional ballet dancers over a one-year period. The participants were 99 professional ballet dancers (41 males and 58 females). Variables included: (i) predictors: sociodemographic data (age, educational status), ballet-related factors (i.e., experience in ballet, ballet status), cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking, and consumption of illicit drugs; and (ii) outcomes: injury occurrence and time-off from injury. Participants were questioned on predictors at the beginning of the season, while data on outcomes were collected continuously once per month over the study period. Dancers reported total of 196 injuries (1.9 injuries (95% CI: 1.6–2.3) per dancer in average), corresponding to 1.4 injuries per 1000 dance-hours (95% CI: 1.1–1.7). In females, cigarette smoking was a predictor of injury occurrence in females (OR: 4.33, 95% CI: 1.05–17.85). Alcohol drinking was a risk factor for absence from dance in females (OR: 1.29, 95% CI: 1.01–4.21) and males (OR: 1.21, 95% CI: 1.05–3.41). Less experienced dancers were more absent from dance as a result of injury than their more experienced peers (Mann-Whitney Z: 2.02, p < 0.04). Ballet dancers and their managers should be aware of the findings of this study to make informed decisions on their behavior (dancers) or to initiate specific programs aimed at the prevention of substance use and misuse in this profession (managers).http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/5/765danceprevalence of injurytime-offpredictorsAUDIT |
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Injury Occurrence and Return to Dance in Professional Ballet: Prospective Analysis of Specific Correlates |
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Injury Occurrence and Return to Dance in Professional Ballet: Prospective Analysis of Specific Correlates |
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Injury Occurrence and Return to Dance in Professional Ballet: Prospective Analysis of Specific Correlates |
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Injury Occurrence and Return to Dance in Professional Ballet: Prospective Analysis of Specific Correlates |
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Injury Occurrence and Return to Dance in Professional Ballet: Prospective Analysis of Specific Correlates |
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injury occurrence and return to dance in professional ballet: prospective analysis of specific correlates |
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Professional ballet is a highly challenging art, but studies have rarely examined factors associated with injury status in ballet professionals. This study aimed to prospectively examine gender-specific correlates of injury occurrence and time-off from injury in professional ballet dancers over a one-year period. The participants were 99 professional ballet dancers (41 males and 58 females). Variables included: (i) predictors: sociodemographic data (age, educational status), ballet-related factors (i.e., experience in ballet, ballet status), cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking, and consumption of illicit drugs; and (ii) outcomes: injury occurrence and time-off from injury. Participants were questioned on predictors at the beginning of the season, while data on outcomes were collected continuously once per month over the study period. Dancers reported total of 196 injuries (1.9 injuries (95% CI: 1.6–2.3) per dancer in average), corresponding to 1.4 injuries per 1000 dance-hours (95% CI: 1.1–1.7). In females, cigarette smoking was a predictor of injury occurrence in females (OR: 4.33, 95% CI: 1.05–17.85). Alcohol drinking was a risk factor for absence from dance in females (OR: 1.29, 95% CI: 1.01–4.21) and males (OR: 1.21, 95% CI: 1.05–3.41). Less experienced dancers were more absent from dance as a result of injury than their more experienced peers (Mann-Whitney Z: 2.02, p < 0.04). Ballet dancers and their managers should be aware of the findings of this study to make informed decisions on their behavior (dancers) or to initiate specific programs aimed at the prevention of substance use and misuse in this profession (managers). |
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