Injury Risk Factor
Injury Risk Factor
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PE AND HEALTH
WEEK 6 (2 nd
Quarter)
GRADE 12
Quarter 2
Lesson 1: Injury Risks Factors and Injury Prevention
prepared by: Michaela Lozada
The popularity of dance and dance-related competitions in the recent years saw a concomitant rise in
dance-related injuries. Similar to athletes, dancers are highly motivated to perform well. They push
their body to the limit and spend hours in technique training and mastering a choreography. On the
other hand, dancers place great value on their physique that they often do not get proper
nourishment, a habit that could impede their recovery. These and other factors predispose a dancer to
injury.
An injury is tissue or organ damage due to mechanical trauma. The musculoskeletal structures
commonly injured in a dancer are the muscles, tendons, ligaments, bones, and joints. These
structures are designed to absorb impact but due to a sudden change in the program or a poorly performed technique, itt could
result in forces that are beyond what these structures can handle. According to studies, more and more adolescent dancers are
getting injured.
Several factors have been found to be associated with theses injuries such as poor technique( body alignment),poorly designed
training program (excessive duration and intensity), dance style (breakdance) and inappropriate equipment (dance floor or shoes)
5. MUSCLE IMBALANCE.
Muscle imbalance is an uncoordinated muscle action because of uneven strength between muscle groups. This is attributed to
various factors such as anatomy, technique and past injury.
The cause of injury is an interplay of the factors that make an individual susceptible to injury and biomechanical stress experienced
by the musculoskeletal structure. While there are no strategies that would totally prevent someone from getting injured, the risk of
getting injured is significantly reduced when the factors associated with injury are addressed.
2. ADEQUATE RECOVERY.
Recovery is an important phase of training because it is period wherein the body repairs and rebuilds itself.
Many dancers take several classes a day nd spend more than three hours a day in training and rehearsals.
Without a proper recovery, the body will be weak and fatigue easily which predisposes the dancer to injury.
There are two key factors to effective recovery: nutrition and rest. Proper eating habits adequate sleep aid in replenishing nutrients
and repairing the tissues.
3. APPROPRIATE ENVIRONMENT
A suspended floor is a floor designed to absorb the impact when dancing or jumping. It is able to accommodate the force because
it has dense foam block between the wood and the concrete.
Dancers prefer a training facility or performance center that is a bit warm because it helps them in their warm-up and prepare them
psychologically.
4. PROPER FOOTWEAR.
Shoes protect the lower extremities from injury by reducing the impact when dancing. Shoes have the ability to correct over
pronation of the foot. A properly fitted shoe prevents excessive foot movement that reduces the risk of twisting the foot.
6. CROSS TRAINING
Many dancers feel stressed because they are pressured to be perfect. The inability to manage stress leads to fatigue and burnout
which is associated with injury.
Cross training is a type of physical training that is different from what is usually performed. It helps maintain physical fitness but
minimizes the mental stress that is associated with dancing.
7. EARLY RECOGNITION
Pain is a good indicator that there is damage to the tissue. However, dancers and athletes tend to have a high tolerance for pain.
Moreover, they associate pain with improvement and part of training.
It is only when pain becomes intolerable that they would consider consulting a physician. At this point, the condition has worsened
and the only remedy is complete rest and medication.
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