Can dance provoke knee pain?

Authors

  • Norberto Peña
  • Márcia Mattar
  • Carla Leite
  • Joana Lima
  • Jamille Teixeira

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9771/cmbio.v6i3.4392

Keywords:

Dance, Knee, pai, Incidence.

Abstract

Knee pain is one of the most frequent complaints among dancers. The purpose of this study was to establish the prevalence and cumulative incidence of knee pain among dancers to better understand the relation between dance and the dancer’s body. Forty-seven students, n=47, from the Dance School of the Federal University of Bahia participated in this study. Two methodological designs were chosen for this purpose: a prospective study to establish the prevalence of knee pain, and a cohort  study to verify the variation of cumulative incidence of knee pain. The prevalence of knee pain among these dancers was of 31.9% (n=15 students). The incidence was between 13.3% and 2.2%, showing a decreasing tendency.   

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Published

2007-01-01

How to Cite

Peña, N., Mattar, M., Leite, C., Lima, J., & Teixeira, J. (2007). Can dance provoke knee pain?. Journal of Medical and Biological Sciences, 6(3), 311–315. https://doi.org/10.9771/cmbio.v6i3.4392

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 3 (2007): Revista de Ciências Médicas e Biológicas

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

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