Columbus, OH – Dance-related injuries among children and adolescents increased 37 percent between 1991 and 2007, according to a new study from Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Using data from the ...

Ballet is an art of illusion: dancers seem to float across the stage and, in their leaps, appear to defy gravity for a moment. The effort behind this lightness and grace usually remains invisible to ...

Have you ever watched "Dancing with the Stars," the popular television show? Since the start of this show there have been a great number of foot and ankle injuries. The most common types of dance ...

Former Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star Alfonso Ribeiro and partner Witney Carson earned a perfect score when they incorporated his iconic Carlton dance into their week 4 routine — a move that resulted in ...

The Graham dancers let loose with a laundry of list of injuries that have befallen them. With a bit of a pained smile of their face, the Graham dancers let loose with a laundry of list of injuries ...

Between the white lab coat and the click of heels lies a shared focus: the body. Teresa Díaz Cardona knows this both personally and professionally. She is a physician specializing in physical medicine ...

Musculoskeletal injuries in dance represent a significant health burden across professional and pre-professional populations worldwide. Epidemiological surveys consistently report high prevalence ...

Dancers put unique demands on their hips, achieving extreme ranges of motion that can strain the joints and damage supporting tissues around them. Not surprisingly, hip injuries account for up to 17% ...

Background Injuries present an important health problem in hip hop dance and there are a lack of studies investigating preventive measures in that sport. Objective we hypothesized that significantly ...

For performing artists, overuse injuries tend to be some of the most common injuries UAB sports medicine physicians treat. These injuries are often caused by repetitive movements, high training volume ...

Strictly leaderboard topper Delta Goodrem to skip next dance after rib injury - Goodrem and professional partner Kai ...