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Injury epidemiology in professional ballet: a five-season prospective study of 1596 medical attention injuries and 543 time-loss injuries.
Mattiussi, Adam M; Shaw, Joseph W; Williams, Sean; Price, Phil Db; Brown, Derrick D; Cohen, Daniel D; Clark, Richard; Kelly, Shane; Retter, Greg; Pedlar, Charles; Tallent, Jamie.
  • Mattiussi AM; Faculty of Sport, Allied Health and Performance Science, St Mary's University, Twickenham, London, UK Mattiussi.adam@gmail.com.
  • Shaw JW; Ballet Healthcare, Royal Opera House, London, UK.
  • Williams S; Faculty of Sport, Allied Health and Performance Science, St Mary's University, Twickenham, London, UK.
  • Price PD; Ballet Healthcare, Royal Opera House, London, UK.
  • Brown DD; Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UK.
  • Cohen DD; Faculty of Sport, Allied Health and Performance Science, St Mary's University, Twickenham, London, UK.
  • Clark R; Institute of Sport Science, Dance Science, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
  • Kelly S; Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia.
  • Retter G; Sports Science Center, Mindeportes (Colombian Ministry of Sport), Bogotá, Colombia.
  • Pedlar C; Ballet Healthcare, Royal Opera House, London, UK.
  • Tallent J; Ballet Healthcare, Royal Opera House, London, UK.
Br J Sports Med ; 55(15): 843-850, 2021 Aug.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1315801
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES:

To describe the incidence rate, severity, burden and aetiology of medical attention and time-loss injuries across five consecutive seasons at a professional ballet company.

METHODS:

Medical attention injuries, time-loss injuries and dance exposure hours of 123 professional ballet dancers (women n=66, age 28.0±8.3 years; men n=57, age 27.9±8.5 years) were prospectively recorded between the 2015/2016 and 2019/2020 seasons.

RESULTS:

The incidence rate (per 1000 hours) of medical attention injury was 3.9 (95% CI 3.3 to 4.4) for women and 3.1 (95% CI 2.6 to 3.5) for men. The incidence rate (per 1000 hours) of time-loss injury was 1.2 (95% CI 1.0 to 1.5) for women and 1.1 (95% CI 0.9 to 1.3) for men. First Soloists and Principals experienced between 2.0-2.2 additional medical attention injuries per 1000 hours and 0.9-1.1 additional time-loss injuries per 1000 hours compared with Apprentices (p≤0.025). Further, intraseason differences were observed in medical attention, but not time-loss, injury incidence rates with the highest incidence rates in early (August and September) and late (June) season months. Thirty-five per cent of time-loss injuries resulted in over 28 days of modified dance training. A greater percentage of time-loss injuries were classified as overuse (women 50%; men 51%) compared with traumatic (women 40%; men 41%).

CONCLUSION:

This is the first study to report the incidence rate of medical attention and time-loss injuries in professional ballet dancers. Incidence rates differed across company ranks and months, which may inform targeted injury prevention strategies.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Dancing / Absenteeism / Occupational Injuries Type of study: Cohort study / Etiology study / Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Br J Sports Med Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Bjsports-2020-103817

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Dancing / Absenteeism / Occupational Injuries Type of study: Cohort study / Etiology study / Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Br J Sports Med Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Bjsports-2020-103817