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Prevention of Injuries in the Young Dancer

  • Discusses the physical, psychological and therapeutic aspects of the young dancer, including epidemiology, evaluation and injury prevention

  • Chapters on injury are arranged anatomically and cover definition and scope, diagnosis, treatment strategies, and future directions

  • Additional chapters cover screening, nutrition, training technique, and the role of the physical therapist

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Epidemiology of Injury in the Young Dancer

    • Lindsay N. Ramey, Amy X. Yin
    Pages 1-13
  3. Screening the Young Dancer: Summarizing Thirty Years of Screening

    • Nili Steinberg, Itzhak Siev-Ner
    Pages 15-41
  4. Physical Therapy Rehabilitation for the Young Dancer

    • Heather Southwick, Maribeth Crupi
    Pages 63-78
  5. Resistance Training for Pediatric Female Dancers

    • Andrea Stracciolini, Gregory D. Myer, Avery D. Faigenbaum
    Pages 79-93
  6. Spine Conditions in the Young Dancer

    • Joana L. Fraser
    Pages 95-113
  7. Hip Injuries in the Young Dancer

    • Emily Niu, Mininder S. Kocher
    Pages 115-127
  8. Knee Problems in the Young Dancer

    • Peter G. Gerbino, Andrea Stracciolini, Marina G. Gearhart
    Pages 129-145
  9. Nutrition, Bone Health, and the Young Dancer

    • Derrick D. Brown
    Pages 187-201
  10. Psychological Issues Facing the Injured Adolescent Dancer

    • Miriam R. Rowan, Katherine L. Wilson
    Pages 203-213
  11. Back Matter

    Pages 229-236

About this book

This practical resource discusses the numerous physical, psychological, and medical issues pertaining to the young dancer as they relate to injury prevention. Chapters on injury are arranged anatomically and cover etiology, diagnosis, treatment strategies, and rehabilitation. Additional chapters cover screening, nutrition, training technique, and the role of the physical therapist.

This comprehensive text addresses the unique needs of these athletes and stresses how their bodies differ in significant ways from those of adults, requiring that their training and clinical management be overseen by specialized personnel. The book opens with a discussion of the epidemiology of injury in the young dancer, followed by a description of screening procedures and a sample screening program. Physical therapy and resistance training are then covered, along with common conditions and injuries at the spine, hip, knee, and foot/ankle complex. There are chapters on the use of diagnostic and interventional ultrasound, nutrition and bone health, psychological matters such as anxiety, eating disorders, and peer relationships, and lastly the prevention of degenerative hip injuries.

Prevention of Injuries in the Young Dancer is an essential resource with regard to the challenges facing aspiring young dancers. It is relevant reading for dance medicine, sports medicine, and orthopedic professionals, as well as dancers, their parents, and especially those persons who promote their careers.

Keywords

  • Bone health
  • Dance conditioning
  • Dance injury
  • Dance medicine
  • Degenerative hip injury
  • Interventional ultrasound
  • Nutrition
  • Overuse injury
  • Physical therapy
  • Resistance training
  • Young dancer

Reviews

“The intended audience of the book is dance educators, but it is relevant to dance students, their parents, and those who treat and work with dance students in the medical profession. … the book’s user-friendly approaches to assessment of structure, form, and technique as they relate to injury prevention make it a useful resource for the dance educator in the dance classroom.” (E. E. Lobel, Journal of Dance Education, Vol. 19 (1), 2019)

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of California, Santa Cruz, USA

    Ruth Solomon

  • Santa Cruz, USA

    John Solomon

  • Division of Sports Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, USA

    Lyle J. Micheli

About the editors

Ruth Solomon, BA, Professor Emerita, University of California, Santa Cruz, Department of Theater Arts, Soquel, CA, USA, John Solomon, PhD, Professor , University of California, Santa Cruz, Soquel, CA, USA, Lyle J. Micheli, MD, Director, Division of Sports Medicine, O’Donnell Family Professor of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA, Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Prevention of Injuries in the Young Dancer

  • Editors: Ruth Solomon, John Solomon, Lyle J. Micheli

  • Series Title: Contemporary Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Medicine

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55047-3

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-55046-6Published: 18 July 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85553-0Published: 13 May 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-55047-3Published: 05 July 2017

  • Series ISSN: 2198-266X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2198-2678

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 236

  • Number of Illustrations: 23 b/w illustrations, 29 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Sports Medicine, Pediatrics, Orthopaedics

Buying options

eBook USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • ISBN: 978-3-319-55047-3
  • Instant PDF download
  • Readable on all devices
  • Own it forever
  • Exclusive offer for individuals only
  • Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout
Softcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
Hardcover Book USD 149.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)