Preventing dance injuries - Solomon, John 1936-.; Minton, Sandra Cerny 1943-. (Champaign, Ill. Human Kinetics, 2005)
Determinants of injuries in young dancers--Physical screening procedures--A somatic screening procedure using Bartenieff Fundamentals--Common foot and ankle injuries in dancers--Knee problems in dancers--Iliopsoas tendinitis in dancers--Spinal problems in dancers--Stress fractures in dancers--An efficient warm-up based on anatomical principles--A biomechanical approach to aerobic dance injuries--Biomechanical considerations in turnout--The neuroanatomical and biomechanical basis of flexibility exercises in dance--Strengthening and stretching the muscles of the ankle and tarsus--Pronation as a predisposing factor in overuse injuries--Stress, performance, and dance injuries--The role of dance teachers in the prevention of eating disorders--The female athlete triad in dancers.
Keywords: Dancing injuries; Dancing injuries -- Prevention