Effectiveness of physiotherapy interventions for injury in ballet dancers: A systematic review.

Background: The unique repetitive nature of ballet dancing, which often involves transgressing endurance limits of anatomical structures, makes dancers prone to injury. The following systematic review aims to assess the effectiveness of physiotherapy interventions in the treatment of injuries in ballet dancers.

Methods: The review was performed in line with the PRISMA statement on preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

Hypermobility of joints in dancers.

Objectives: The current understanding of hypermobility and its diagnostic criteria is still insufficient to create a complete and systematic clinical presentation of the disorder. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of joint hypermobility syndrome (JHS) amongst a cohort of jazz dancers, by analyzing its presence in accordance with a number of diagnostic criteria, and to verify potential risk factors for joint hypermobility in jazz dancers.

Methods: 77 jazz dancers from the Polish Dance Theater were examined (58 female and 19 male).