Musculoskeletal and sociodemographic gender differences between vocational ballet students
- Introduction: Studies of vocational ballet students are sparce. In particular, there is a lack of gender comparisons. The aim of the present study, therefore, was to give a musculoskeletal and sociodemographic description of the typical vocational ballet student in gender comparison. Methods: In this study, n = 414 female and n = 192 male students of the John Cranko School (JCS), aged between 5 and 22 years (Mean ± SD: 13.9 ± 3.5), were examined by an experienced orthopedist and dance physician. Results: Males started ballet (5.8/8.2 years, p < 0.001) and training at later age than females (13.5/14.6 years, p < 0.05). There was a high prevalence of low body weight among both sexes; however, particularly among female participants (58.4/16.2%, p < 0.001). Both sexes showed a large external rotation of the hip (f/m: 59/62°, p < 0.001), a large turnout (f/m: 82/86°, p < 0.01), high values for plantarflexion of the ankle joint (f/m: 72/68°, p < 0.001) and dorsiflexion of the metatarsophalangeal joint of the big toe (f/m: 90/87°, p < 0.001). Discussion: Differences in ballet-specific characteristics between genders (f/m) are converging and are smaller than described in the past. The particularly high prevalence of low body weight among students in the vocational training sector, particularly among females, highlights the need for deeper diagnostic investigation.
Author: | Tobias AlmasiGND, Elisabeth Exner-GraveGND, Daniela Maren OhlendorfORCiDGND, Eileen M. WankeORCiDGND |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-751802 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3390/app13010108 |
ISSN: | 2076-3417 |
Parent Title (English): | Applied sciences |
Publisher: | MDPI |
Place of publication: | Basel |
Document Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Date of Publication (online): | 2022/12/22 |
Date of first Publication: | 2022/12/22 |
Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
Release Date: | 2024/07/08 |
Tag: | ballet; dance; eligibility; elite athletes; gender differences; pre-professional; vocational |
Volume: | 13 |
Issue: | 1, art. 108 |
Article Number: | 108 |
Page Number: | 17 |
First Page: | 1 |
Last Page: | 17 |
Note: | Gefördert durch den Open-Access-Publikationsfonds der Goethe-Universität |
HeBIS-PPN: | 520902122 |
Institutes: | Medizin |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit |
7 Künste und Unterhaltung / 79 Sport, Spiele, Unterhaltung / 790 Freizeitgestaltung, darstellende Künste, Sport | |
Sammlungen: | Universitätspublikationen |
Open-Access-Publikationsfonds: | Medizin |
Licence (German): | ![]() |