Ballet injuries

Fig. 24.1 Pars interarticularis and pedicle stress reaction. Coronal fat-suppressed T2-weighted (a) and sagittal STIR (b) MRI demonstrate edema (arrow) in the left pedicle extending into the pars i…

Pointe shoes are high maintenance. New pairs are not only expensive, but time consuming. So it's no surprise that many dancers try to extend the lifespan of each shoe. But did you know that dancing on dead shoes can increase your risk for a variety of injuries?

Ballet

The feet of a female ballet dancer.

dancin' feet

While caring for an injury, start small and slow as you return to activity. I tell my clients that I’d prefer they do just an ounce than what they are capable of right now, instead of doing one ounce more than what the body is capable of.

It felt like something out of a movie. One week before our studio's yearly benefit concert, my dance friends and I stood awkwardly at a local high school party when the music to our competition-dominating jazz routine came on. Obviously, we had to perform.

Posts about dance injury prevention written by Nikol Klein