Some common injuries from ballet include stress fractures, ingrown toenails, bunions, sprained ankles, and impingement syndrome. Treatment depends on the type of injury. The pointe technique is where ...
Behind the flawless elegance of ballet lies a world most audiences never see. While ballerinas appear weightless onstage, ...
Professional ballet dancers have more control over their muscles than individuals with no dance training, new research shows. A new article in Journal of Neurophysiology reports that professional ...
1 Centre for Sports Medicine Research and Education, School of Physiotherapy, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Victoria, Australia 2 Department of Family Medicine and School of Human Kinetics, ...
Before Dr. Douglas Lucas became an orthopedic foot and ankle surgeon, he graced the stage as a dancer with the Richmond Ballet in Virginia. The physical toll performances took on his body would go on ...