| Effects of Aerobic Endurance, Muscle Strength, and Motor Control Exercise on Physical Fitness and Musculoskeletal Injury Rate in Preprofessional Dancers: An Uncontrolled Trial. | |
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PMID: 22607780 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate musculoskeletal injury rate and physical fitness before and 6 months after an endurance, strength, and motor control exercise program in preprofessional dancers. METHODS: This uncontrolled trial was completed at a college offering a professional bachelor degree in dance. Forty preprofessional dancers underwent a test battery before and after a 6-month lasting exercise program in addition to their regular dance lessons. Physical fitness was evaluated by means of a submaximal exercise test with continuous physiological monitoring and by a field test for explosive strength. Anthropometric measurements were taken to analyze the influence of fitness training on body composition. Musculoskeletal injury incidence and quality of life were recorded during the 6-month lasting intervention. An intention-to-treat analysis ("last observation carried forward" method) was used with a Student t test for normally distributed variables. The Wilcoxon signed rank and Mann-Whitney U tests were used as nonparametric tests. RESULTS: Physical fitness improved after the 6 months of additional training program (P<.05). The waist:hip ratio (P=.036) and the sum of the measured subcutaneous skin thickness (P=.001) significantly decreased. Twelve dancers developed musculoskeletal complaints, requiring temporary interruption of dancing. CONCLUSIONS: The combination of regular dance lessons with an additional exercise program resulted in improved physical fitness in preprofessional dancers, without affecting the aesthetical appearance. A relatively high injury rate was observed during the intervention period. These results suggest that a randomized, controlled trial should be performed to examine the effectiveness of additional exercise in dancers on physical fitness and musculoskeletal injury rate. |
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Wilhelm Mistiaen; Nathalie A Roussel; Dirk Vissers; Liesbeth Daenen; Steven Truijen; Jo Nijs |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-5-17 |
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Title: Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics Volume: - ISSN: 1532-6586 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 May |
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Created Date: 2012-5-21 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7807107 Medline TA: J Manipulative Physiol Ther Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2012 National University of Health Sciences. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Professor (Lecturer), Artesis University College, Department of Health Care Sciences, Antwerp, Belgium; Professor (Lecturer), Faculty of Medicine, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. |
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