Hip and ankle range of motion in elite classical ballet dancers and controls

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 174-179

  Khan, Karim ^a,b,e   Roberts, Peter ^c   Nattrass, Caroline ^a   Bennell, Kim ^a   Mayes, Susan ^b,c   Way, Sarah ^b,d   Brown, Janet ^b,d   McMeeken, Joan ^a   Wark, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Southbank   (Australia)

^c Newington Physiotherapy Clinic   (Australia)

^d Melbourne Dance Clinic   (Australia)

^e Alphington Sports Medicine Clinic   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ankle; Classical ballet; Hip; Range of motion; Turnout

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BALLET DANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIP; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030864874     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042752-199707000-00004     Document Type: Article

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