Fitness training and its effect on musculoskeletal pain in professional ballet dancers

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 293-298

  Ramel, E ^a   Thorsson, O ^b   Wollmer, P ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ballet; Dancers; Fitness; Pain; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANCING; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; DANCING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PAIN; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031254081     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.1997.tb00156.x     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. Ramel ME, Moritz U. Self-reported musculoskeletal pain and discomfort in professional ballet dancers in Sweden. Scand J Rehab Med 1994: 26: 11-16.
2. Schantz PG, Astrand P-O. Physiological characteristics of classical ballet. Med Sci Sports Exercise 1984: 5: 472-6.
3. 2max of elite ballet dancers. Med Sci Sports Exercise 1982: 14: 212-17.
4. Chatfield S, Byrnes WC. Cardiovascular aspects of dance. In: Clarkson PM, Skrinar M, ed. Science of dance training. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Books, 1988: 91-107.
5. Cohen J L. The cardiovascular and metabolic demands of classical dance. In: Ryan AJ, Stephens RE, ed. Dance medicine. Chicago, IL: Pluribus Press, 1987: 73-81.
6. Micheli W, Gillespie WJ, Walaszek A. Physiologic profiles of female professional ballerinas. Clinics Sports Med 1984: 1: 199-209.
7. Gronninsaeter H, Hytten K, Skauli G, Christensen CC, Ursin H. Improved health and coping by physical exercise or cognitive behavioral stress management training in a work environment. Psychol Health 1992: 7: 147-63
8. Altman DG. Practical statistics for medical research, 1st edn. London: Chapman and Hall, 1995.
9. Rothlisberger FJ, Dickson WJ. Management and the worker. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1939.
10. Kerr G, Minden H. Psychological factors related to the occurrence of athletic injuries. J Sport Exerc Psychol 1988: 10: 167-73.