DANCE SCREEN PROGRAMS AND DEVELOPMENT OF DANCE CLINICS

Dance movements can be stressful to the body, and the required extreme positions may place physiologic structures at risk for acute, subacut e, or chronic injury. The authors designed a screening program, conduc ted by a team of physical therapists, orthopedists, and dance instruct ors, to evaluate dancers for musculoskeletal problems and to make reco mmendations that would improve movement compensation, strength, endura nce, and mobility.