Musculoskeletal injuries in break-dancers
- Author(s)
- Chul Hyun Cho; Kwang Soon Song; Byung Woo Min; Sung Moon Lee; Hyuk Won Chang; Dae Seup Eum
- Keimyung Author(s)
- Cho, Chul Hyun; Song, Kwang Soon; Min, Byung Woo; Lee, Sung Mun; Chang, Hyuk Won
- Department
- Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery (정형외과학)
Dept. of Radiology (영상의학)
- Journal Title
- Injury
- Issued Date
- 2009
- Volume
- 40
- Issue
- 11
- Abstract
- Background: Since no epidemiologic studies have been reported aboutmusculoskeletal injuries in breakdancers,
there are no data on the rates and patterns of musculoskeletal injuries in this population that
clinicians can use to find ways to decrease injury rate.
Hypothesis: We believe that the incidence of injuries in break-dancers is higher than assumed and that
injury rates and patterns differ between professional and amateur dancers.
Study design: Descriptive epidemiologic study.
Materials and methods: Of a total of 42 study subjects, 23 were professional dancers and 19 were amateur
dancers. Injury frequency, site and type, along with the presence of supervised training, the use of
protective devices and warm-up exercises done were recorded.
Results: Of the 42 study subjects, excluding two amateur dancers, 40 (95.2%) had had musculoskeletal
injuries at more than one site. The mean number of sites per dancer was 4.60. The frequency of injury
depended on the site and was as follows: wrist (69.0%), finger (61.9%), knee (61.9%), shoulder (52.4%),
lumbar spine (50.0%), elbow (42.9%), cervical spine (38.1%), ankle (38.1%), foot (28.6%) and hip (16.7%).
Sprain, strain and tendinitis were the most common injuries, accounting for the most cases. Of the 42
dancers, 13 (31%) had had fractures or dislocations. Eight (19.1%) learned break-dancing under
supervised instruction, 17 (40.5%) used protective devices and 28 (66.7%) performed warm-up exercises
before dancing. There were significant differences in age, dance career length, amount of dance training,
mean number of injury sites and the presence of supervised training between professionals and
amateurs (P < 0.05).
Conclusion: Clinicians must inquire thoroughly into the nature of the activities that result in both
unusual and common injuries in break-dancers and educate them about safety. Careful screening,
instruction and supervised training of break-dancers will help to prevent injuries.
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