Groundbreaking and long overdue, Necessary Dance Medicine is a distinctive topic intended to help medical professionals study the presentations, differential diagnoses and available treatment options for common dance injuries. As different types of dance have evolved, so have their related injuries. This novel topic explains the underlying principles associated together with correct ballet, modern and ethnic dance movements to better comprehend the pathophysiology and mechanism of action for the injuries described. It offers further insight by elucidating common errors and compensations dancers often do in an effort to achieve correct placement and technique.
Describing different types of dance injuries according to body region, every chapter is organized by case reports this depict a typical patient, followed by the epidemiology and pathophysiology associated together with the dancer’s injury. The history, physical examination findings, imaging and diagnostic evaluation for every condition are discussed. Non-operative and surgical treatment options are described according to chronicity and stage of severity of the injury. To offer evidence behind the algorithms of treatment and to highlight applicable research, important studies are cited as often as possible. Classic texts are in addition referenced to offer extra in-depth information.
Certain to become a gold standard in the field, Necessary Dance Medicine is an important new topic this offers medical professionals together with the essential tools to treat amateur and professional dancers and help them prolong their dance careers.