Injury epidemiology in an elite ballet school: a seven-season cohort study of 2121 medical attention injuries and 1656 time-loss injuries
A large injury burden was observed across the 7 years in elite ballet students. Ballet schools must balance the training stimulus with appropriate recovery and ensure appropriate medical support is in place to manage injuries and implement prevention programmes.
Authors
- Niall D.H. MacSweeney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2303-855X)
- Charles R. Pedlar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3075-9101)
- Wayne R. Kitchener
- Karen Sheriff
- Joseph W. Shaw
Institutions
- Royal Veterinary College (GB)
- St Mary's University Twickenham London (GB)
- Hungarian Dance University (HU)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2026-01-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2025-109787
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Impact of Dance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 42.68