Caring for the Professional Dancer: A National Survey of Physician Healthcare Models and Orthopaedic Needs in Major U.S. Ballet and Contemporary/Modern Dance Companies
Expanding performing arts medicine partnerships, improving geographic access to dance-informed specialists, and integrating dance medicine education into orthopaedic and sports medicine training could enhance dancer health, performance longevity, and care equity within this underserved athletic population.
Authors
- Katrina S. Nietsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1605-8193)
- Charu Jain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2490-2861)
- Alexis C. Colvin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0085-7392)
- Uma Balachandran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5002-9978)
- Camila Vicioso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8136-126X)
- Francesca Docters
- Hulaimatu Jalloh
- Prabhjot Singh
Institutions
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Dance Medicine & Science
- Published
- 2026-04-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/1089313x261431494
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Impact of Dance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00