This review article breaks down the inter-related factors of overuse, fatigue, and related injury-causing factors for bone, cartilage, tendon, ligament, muscle, and neural tissue and functioning. The author states that it is a widely accepted fact that rest and adequate nutrition are imperative for injury prevention, injury healing, and improving performance and conditioning, but there is a disconnect between understanding this concept and implementing it into practice for dancers. This lack of proper nutritional support, combined with the long hours of a dancer’s typical workday, are a recipe for injury. The concepts presented in this article are an excellent primer for examining the common overuse injuries suffered by dancers, addressing dance-specific mechanisms of injury including the increased torque caused by Graham spirals and the forces placed on the menisci by Horton hinges. Fatigue-related injuries are especially prevalent in dance due to unforgiving schedules (often dictated more by tradition or pursuit of perfection than by medical considerations), misinformed “health” decisions and practices, and the tendency for dancers to push-through an injury for fear of losing a role.
Murgia C. Overuse, tissue fatigue, and injuries. J Dance Med Sci. 2013;17(3):92-100.
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