Evaluation of movements of lower limbs in non-professional ballet dancers: hip abduction and flexion

The literature indicated that the majority of professional ballet dancers present static and active dynamic range of motion difference between left and right lower limbs, however, no previous study focused this difference in non-professional ballet dancers. In this study we aimed to evaluate active...

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Published in:	BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation Vol. 3; no. 1; p. 16
Main Authors:	Valenti, Erica E, Valenti, Vitor E, Ferreira, Celso, Vanderlei, Luiz Carlos M, Moura Filho, Oseas F, de Carvalho, Tatiana Dias, Tassi, Nadir, Petenusso, Marcio, Leone, Claudio, Fujiki, Edison N, Junior, Hugo Macedo, de Mello Monteiro, Carlos B, Moreno, Isadora L, Gonçalves, Ana Clara Cr, de Abreu, Luiz Carlos
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England BioMed Central Ltd 05-08-2011 BioMed Central BMC
Subjects:	Ballerinas Ballet dancers Extremities (Anatomy) Physiological aspects Brazil
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Summary:	The literature indicated that the majority of professional ballet dancers present static and active dynamic range of motion difference between left and right lower limbs, however, no previous study focused this difference in non-professional ballet dancers. In this study we aimed to evaluate active movements of the hip in non-professional classical dancers. We evaluated 10 non professional ballet dancers (16-23 years old). We measured the active range of motion and flexibility through Well Banks. We compared active range of motion between left and right sides (hip flexion and abduction) and performed correlation between active movements and flexibility. There was a small difference between the right and left sides of the hip in relation to the movements of flexion and abduction, which suggest the dominant side of the subjects, however, there was no statistical significance. Bank of Wells test revealed statistical difference only between the 1st and the 3rd measurement. There was no correlation between the movements of the hip (abduction and flexion, right and left sides) with the three test measurements of the bank of Wells. There is no imbalance between the sides of the hip with respect to active abduction and flexion movements in non-professional ballet dancers.
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ISSN:	1758-2555 1758-2555 2052-1847
DOI:	10.1186/1758-2555-3-16