Injury prevention in dance

Injury prevention in dance

Overview: This symposium will present some of the current research from Australia on injury prevention in dance. Speaker SM (Chair) will introduce the topic and present on The Australian Ballet’s approach to injury prevention and outcomes. Speaker AJ will present her research on injury and training load in professional contemporary dancers together with preliminary information that may assist future research in the development of prevention programs. Speaker MF will present findings from her PhD research into injury surveillance and monitoring in a tertiary ballet and contemporary dance cohort, with discussion of the training related factors that may influence injury prevention. Speaker CH will discuss the implementation of a mindfulness intervention exploring perceptions and experiences, awareness, acceptance and holistic wellbeing with professional ballet dancers. Speaker SM will present data of a 5-year longitudinal study evaluating the risk of hip pain, cartilage defects and retirement in professional ballet dancers with generalised joint hypermobility. There will be time for questions and discussion following the presentations.

Speakers.
Speaker SM: Injury prevention in an elite artistic performance environment, and The risk of developing hip pain or hip joint cartilage defects in professional ballet dancers with generalised joint hypermobility over 5 years. Dr SM is the director of The Australian Ballet’s artistic health team, has been the principal physiotherapist since 1997 and is an Adjunct Research Fellow at La Trobe University. Sue received a Distinguished Alumni Award from La Trobe University in 2018.
Speaker AJ: Injury and training load in professional contemporary dancers. AJ is an exercise physiologist with an interest in dance research, having completed her PhD on dancer health and additional research in clinimetrics. Annie started her career as a professional ballet dancer.
Speaker MF: Injury surveillance and monitoring in pre-professional ballet and contemporary dance. Dr MF is a titled sports and exercise + musculoskeletal physiotherapist with extensive clinical experience in dance, and academic at James Cook University. She has recently completed her PhD investigating injury in dance populations.
Speaker CH: Mindfulness: A randomised controlled trial for professional ballet dancers. CH is a PhD candidate and Occupational Rehabilitation Counsellor, assisting people with physical and psychological injury return to work. She is a certified Wellness Practitioner, Mediation and Mindfulness Teacher and Acceptance Commitment Therapy accredited, passionate about holistic wellbeing and early intervention in the performing arts industry.

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