In this albeit small population of professional ballet dancers, we saw very little evidence of chronic injury patterns (tendinopathy, ligament tear or scarring, arthritis) which would be expected ...

and my parents eventually felt they had no choice but to put me in dance classes. I probably spent as much of my childhood in a ballet studio as I did in school. But in early high school I started to ...

Dancers commonly experience strains and sprains. Seventy-seven percent of orthopaedic dance injuries concern the lower extremities, such as the ankle and foot, followed by hip, back and knee injuries.

"I hurt my foot from walking so much in ballet flats and would look forward to putting these on for recovery." Get top local stories in Southern California delivered to you every morning.

The reality, however, is that ballet shoes can be a pain. Traditional designs use satin, leather, paper and paste. While this ...

Ballet Idaho has partnered with Saint Alphonsus for more than four years to provide care for its dancers when it comes to ...

Although all dancers were actively training and performing without limitation, nine of eleven claimed to experience mild ankle pain during activity ... of the ankle or foot.