Musculoskeletal Injuries and Pain in Dancers: A Systematic Review

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Hincapié, Cesar A ^a,b,c,d   Morton, Emily J ^e   Cassidy, J David ^a,b,c,d  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e CANADIAN MEMORIAL CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dancing; Injuries; Musculoskeletal system; Pain; Rehabilitation; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BALLET DANCER; COHORT ANALYSIS; DANCING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEG INJURY; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SPRAIN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 49949088675     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.02.020     Document Type: Review

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