Association Between Previous Injury and Risk Factors for Future Injury in Preprofessional Ballet and Contemporary Dancers

摘要

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of self-reported 1-year injury history and examine its association with preparticipation evaluation components aimed at predicting future injury risk (PPE-IP) among preprofessional ballet and contemporary dancers. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Preprofessional ballet school, university contemporary dance program. Participants: Full-time preprofessional ballet and contemporary dancers. Assessment of Risk Factors: Preparticipation evaluation consisted of the Athletic Coping Skills Inventory-28, body mass index, total bonemineral density, ankle range of motion, active standing turnout, lumbopelvic control, unipedal dynamic balance, and Y-Balance test. Main Outcome Measure: Self-reported 1-year history of dance-related medical attention and/or time-loss injury. Results: A total of 155 ballet [n = 90, 80 females, median age 15 years (range 11-19)] and contemporary [n = 65, 63 females, median age 20 years (range 17-30)] dancers participated. Forty-six percent (95% confidence interval (CI), 38.4-54.6) reported a 1-year injury history. Self-reported injury history was not associated with any PPE-IP, however, an influence of age and psychological coping skills on the relationship between 1-year injury history and PPE-IP was identified. Multivariable analyses revealed that prevalence of 1-year injury history did not differ by age [referent group 18 years: OR 0.69 (95% CI, 0.30-1.56)], or level of psychological coping skills [OR 1.35 (95% CI, 0.61-2.94)]. Conclusions: The prevalence of self-reported 1-year injury history among preprofessional ballet and contemporary dancers is high. Although measures of PPE-IP did not differ based on injury history, it is important that age and psychological coping skills are considered in future dance injury prevention and prediction research. Level of Evidence: Level 3 evidence.