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Vol. 51. Issue 192.
Pages 141-148 (October - December 2016)
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Vol. 51. Issue 192.
Pages 141-148 (October - December 2016)
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Update of injuries suffered in classical dance. A literature review
Actualización de las lesiones en la danza clásica. Una revisión bibliográfica
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Alba Vidal-Rubioa, Irina da Cuña-Carreraa
a Facultad de Fisioterapia, Universidad de Vigo, Vigo, Pontevedra, España
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The aim of this work is to review the current literature on injuries in ballet dancers and the factors influencing them.

The search was conducted in January 2015 in Medline, Cinahl, Scopus, Sport Discus and PubMed. Articles were included that were published starting from 2010 (included); text in Spanish, French and English; and performed in humans. Reviews, case studies, and different objectives were excluded. A total of 13 valid articles were found in the search, except in Cinahl, which did not yield any results.

The results showed that 8 of the articles were observational, 5 experimental, and 3 were not specified. After analysing the 13 articles, it was concluded that the most common injuries in ballet dancers were in the lower limb, mainly in the ankle, and particularly in soft tissues, with those being the inherent factors that could influence these injuries the most.

Keywords:
Baile
Enfermedades musculoesqueléticas
Traumatismos en atletas
Ballet
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El objetivo del estudio es revisar la bibliografía actual sobre lesiones en bailarines de ballet, así como los factores que influyen en ellas.

La búsqueda se llevó a cabo en enero de 2015 en Medline, Cinahl, Scopus, Sport Discus y PubMed. Se incluyeron artículos publicados a partir de 2010 (incluido); texto en español, francés e inglés, y realizado en humanos. Se excluyeron revisiones, estudios de caso/s y/o con objetivo diferente al propuesto. Se encontraron 13 artículos válidos, exceptuando Cinahl, que no aportó resultados.

Los resultados muestran que 8 de los estudios son de tipo observacional, 5 experimentales y en 3 no se especifica. Las lesiones más comunes en bailarines de ballet son las del miembro inferior, en mayor medida las localizadas en tobillo y más en concreto en tejidos blandos, siendo los factores intrínsecos los que más podrían influir en dichas lesiones

Palabras clave:
Dance
Musculoskeletal diseases
Trauma in athletes
Ballet
Apunts Sports Medicine
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