Injuries among professional ballet dancers in Finland: a prospective cohort study over five ballet seasons (FinBallet Study)
Results highlight the need for effective interventions to reduce the high incidence of lower limb injuries, including ankle sprains, tendon issues, muscle strains, and stress fractures in professional ballet dancers.
Authors
- Sarah Kenny (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0596-3319)
- Tommi Juhani Vasankari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7209-9351)
- Sari Aaltonen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2873-4263)
- Kati Pasanen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0427-2877)
- Lauri Alanko
- Johanna Osmala
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Tampere University (FI)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- Helsinki Children's Hospital (FI)
- Finnish National Agency for Education (FI)
- Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FI)
- Klinika za psihijatriju Vrapče (HR)
- Urho Kaleva Kekkonen Institute (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Physician and Sportsmedicine
- Published
- 2025-10-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00913847.2025.2570113
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Impact of Dance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.12