Dancers’ Perceptions of Pain and Injury: Positive and Negative Effects

Journal of Dance Medicine and Science

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 51-59

  Thomas, Helen ^a   Tarr, Jennifer ^b  

^a LONDON COLLEGE OF FASHION   (United Kingdom)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DANCING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIP INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY; KNEE INJURY; LEG INJURY; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SKELETAL MUSCLE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DANCING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIP INJURIES; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; LEG INJURIES; LONDON; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67849119512     PISSN: 1089313X     EISSN: 23748060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1089313X0901300203     Document Type: Article

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