A descriptive study on the three most common musculoskeletal complaints among professional Filipino ballet dancers of Ballet Philippines

Date of Completion

1995

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy

Keywords

Musculoskeletal Diseases, Dancing

Abstract

This is a descriptive study designed to determine the three most common musculoskeletal complaints of professional Filipino ballet dancers of Ballet Philippines. The study was conducted at the Cultural Center of the Philippines, Roxas Boulevard, Manila. Of the total 50 professional ballet dancers of Ballet Philippines only 30 were present at the time of the study. A set of questionnaires were disturbed and answered by the qualified ballet dancers. The questionnaire gathered information such as age, sex, years of experience, occurrence of musculoskeletal complaints localization of system. Result showed that, all of the subjects have encountered musculoskeletal complaints. The three most common musculoskeletal complaints among these dancers were, muscle pain, muscle weakness and joint pain. Muscle pain was usually felt at the calves and at the back, while muscle weakness was generalized in nature and joint pain was usually encountered at the ankle and at the knees. IT is highly recommended that further studies be done to broaden its scope, and to investigate the nature and predisposing factors of each of the above complaints. This will facilitate the development of an appropriate preventive care program. Likewise, these ballet dancers should be encourage to seek medical advice from rehabilitation medicine professionals about their problem so that they may learn simple preventive and corrective measures to battle their complaints. More importantly, each ballet institution must be encourage to hire a regular physical therapist to whom ballet to dancers would consult musculoskeletal complaints related to ballet dancing, and who will teach proper preventive and corrective techniques to enhance performance.

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