WEEK 1 -Dancers Physical Limitations
Dancers Physical Limitations
In today's blog post i'm going to be discussing how we as dancers can have more understanding about our own limits and about injury prevention.
How can we maximise our potential by understanding limitations?
- If we research and understand the limitations that may occur as dancers it will give us more knowledge of how to prevent injuries to allow us to perform at our highest potential.
Injury Prevention
- These are some of the steps you can follow to reduce getting an injury:
Eat well and stay hydrated before, during and after class.
Get enough rest and avoid overtraining.
Do cross-training exercises to build strength and endurance in all parts of your body
Always wear proper shoes and attire.
Always warm up before training or performances.
Lead a healthy lifestyle and get to know your body
The most common injuries as dancers are mainly in the lower body due to the amount of footwork that dancers do. Here are some of the most common injuries:
Hip injuries: snapping hip syndrome, hip impingement , labral tears, hip flexor tendonitis, hip bursitis and sacroiliac joint dysfunction
Foot and ankle injuries: Achilles tendonitis , trigger toe and ankle impingement
Knee injuries: patellofemoral pain syndrome
Stress fractures: metatarsals, tibia, sesamoids and lumbar spine
Dancers are also likely to develop arthritis in the knee, hip, ankle and foot.
Why is a warm up/cool down important?
- The reason it is important to warm up is to allow the muscles to have maximum efficiency which allows them to work at their highest potential and keeping the muscles warm prevent injuries.
Cooling down is important as it allows the muscles to slowly start to get to their resting or normal state and stops any muscle strains.
Doing this ensures that you take care of your body without causing yourself any injury.
Having more knowledge of these topics allows us to help prevent unwanted injuries and take care of our bodies.
In today's blog post i'm going to be discussing how we as dancers can have more understanding about our own limits and about injury prevention.
How can we maximise our potential by understanding limitations?
- If we research and understand the limitations that may occur as dancers it will give us more knowledge of how to prevent injuries to allow us to perform at our highest potential.
Injury Prevention
- These are some of the steps you can follow to reduce getting an injury:
Eat well and stay hydrated before, during and after class.
Get enough rest and avoid overtraining.
Do cross-training exercises to build strength and endurance in all parts of your body
Always wear proper shoes and attire.
Always warm up before training or performances.
Lead a healthy lifestyle and get to know your body
The most common injuries as dancers are mainly in the lower body due to the amount of footwork that dancers do. Here are some of the most common injuries:
Hip injuries: snapping hip syndrome, hip impingement , labral tears, hip flexor tendonitis, hip bursitis and sacroiliac joint dysfunction
Foot and ankle injuries: Achilles tendonitis , trigger toe and ankle impingement
Knee injuries: patellofemoral pain syndrome
Stress fractures: metatarsals, tibia, sesamoids and lumbar spine
Dancers are also likely to develop arthritis in the knee, hip, ankle and foot.
Why is a warm up/cool down important?
- The reason it is important to warm up is to allow the muscles to have maximum efficiency which allows them to work at their highest potential and keeping the muscles warm prevent injuries.
Cooling down is important as it allows the muscles to slowly start to get to their resting or normal state and stops any muscle strains.
Doing this ensures that you take care of your body without causing yourself any injury.
Having more knowledge of these topics allows us to help prevent unwanted injuries and take care of our bodies.
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