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Core stability: implications for dance injuries.

Ashley M Rickman1, Jatin P Ambegaonkar, Nelson Cortes

  • 1George Mason University, Manassas, VA 20110, USA.

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Dancers often face chronic injuries, particularly in the lower body and back, linked to poor core stability (CS). Improving CS assessment and understanding its role is key to reducing dancer injuries and enhancing performance.

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Area of Science:

  • Dance science
  • Sports medicine
  • Biomechanics

Background:

  • Dancers experience high injury rates, predominantly chronic lower extremity and low back injuries.
  • Decreased core stability (CS) is a proposed risk factor, potentially impacting joint motion and lumbar control.
  • The relationship between CS and injury risk in dancers requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the components of core stability (CS).
  • To discuss the relationship between CS and injury in dancers.
  • To outline CS assessment techniques and future research directions.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review focusing on core anatomy, function, and stability.
  • Analysis of existing research on CS components (power, strength, endurance, sensory-motor control).
  • Discussion of assessment methods including isometric/isokinetic contractions and endurance tests (Biering-Sorensen, plank).

Main Results:

  • CS involves passive, active, and neural structures for stability.
  • Muscle power, strength, endurance, and sensory-motor control are crucial for CS.
  • Current research often examines CS components in isolation, not comprehensively.

Conclusions:

  • A comprehensive understanding of CS's multifactorial role is needed.
  • Further research should integrate all CS components to better understand injury risk and performance enhancement in dancers.