Difference in the prevalence of lower limb injuries in classical ballet dancers with and without lumbar-pelvic stability
Master Thesis
2005
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The grace and ease with which a dancer entertains an audience is deceptive with respect to the sweat and tears shed to achieve such elegance of movement. Ballet demands great flexibility and strength. This is showcased as a story told through movement, full of emotion and expressed to music. As a physiotherapist on watches a ballet in absolute awe of the stresses the human body has to endure. What adaptations are necessary within the musculoskeletal system to allow such movement? Do these adaptations lead to injury?
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Includes bibliographical references (leaves 104-110).
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Swart, M. 2005. Difference in the prevalence of lower limb injuries in classical ballet dancers with and without lumbar-pelvic stability. University of Cape Town.