Inability to perform because of pain/injury in elite adult Irish dance: A prospective investigation of contributing factors
© 2015 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Previous research in Irish dancing (ID) has recorded high levels of pain/injury. Screening protocols in other genres have been developed to identify at-risk dancers. The aims of the study were to examine the factors that relat...
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| author | Cahalan, R. O'Sullivan, Peter Purtill, H. Bargary, N. Ni Bhriain, O. O'Sullivan, K. |
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| description | © 2015 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Previous research in Irish dancing (ID) has recorded high levels of pain/injury. Screening protocols in other genres have been developed to identify at-risk dancers. The aims of the study were to examine the factors that relate to absence from dancing because of musculo-skeletal pain/injury in ID, and to inform guidelines for the development of an evidence-based screening protocol. Baseline subjective data (n=85) and physical data (n=84) were gathered. Subjects completed a monthly online questionnaire for 1 year providing data on general physical and psychological health and rates of pain/injury. Subjects were allocated to a "More Time Absent (MTA)" or "Less Time Absent (LTA)" category depending on their duration of absence from performance over the year. Eighty-four subjects completed the year-long follow-up (MTA: n=32; LTA: n=52). Two hundred seventy-eight complaints of pain/injury were recorded. Factors significantly associated with membership of the MTA group included greater anger-hostility (P=0.003), more subjective health complaints (P=0.026), more severe previous pain/injury (P=0.017), more general everyday pain (P=0.020), more body parts affected by pain/injury (P=0.028), always/often dancing in pain (P=0.028), and insufficient sleep (P=0.043). Several biopsychosocial factors appear to be associated with absence from ID because of pain/injury. Biopsychosocial screening protocols and prevention strategies may best identify at-risk dancers. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-207152017-09-13T13:49:37Z Inability to perform because of pain/injury in elite adult Irish dance: A prospective investigation of contributing factors Cahalan, R. O'Sullivan, Peter Purtill, H. Bargary, N. Ni Bhriain, O. O'Sullivan, K. © 2015 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Previous research in Irish dancing (ID) has recorded high levels of pain/injury. Screening protocols in other genres have been developed to identify at-risk dancers. The aims of the study were to examine the factors that relate to absence from dancing because of musculo-skeletal pain/injury in ID, and to inform guidelines for the development of an evidence-based screening protocol. Baseline subjective data (n=85) and physical data (n=84) were gathered. Subjects completed a monthly online questionnaire for 1 year providing data on general physical and psychological health and rates of pain/injury. Subjects were allocated to a "More Time Absent (MTA)" or "Less Time Absent (LTA)" category depending on their duration of absence from performance over the year. Eighty-four subjects completed the year-long follow-up (MTA: n=32; LTA: n=52). Two hundred seventy-eight complaints of pain/injury were recorded. Factors significantly associated with membership of the MTA group included greater anger-hostility (P=0.003), more subjective health complaints (P=0.026), more severe previous pain/injury (P=0.017), more general everyday pain (P=0.020), more body parts affected by pain/injury (P=0.028), always/often dancing in pain (P=0.028), and insufficient sleep (P=0.043). Several biopsychosocial factors appear to be associated with absence from ID because of pain/injury. Biopsychosocial screening protocols and prevention strategies may best identify at-risk dancers. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20715 10.1111/sms.12492 Blackwell Munksgaard restricted |
| spellingShingle | Cahalan, R. O'Sullivan, Peter Purtill, H. Bargary, N. Ni Bhriain, O. O'Sullivan, K. Inability to perform because of pain/injury in elite adult Irish dance: A prospective investigation of contributing factors |
| title | Inability to perform because of pain/injury in elite adult Irish dance: A prospective investigation of contributing factors |
| title_full | Inability to perform because of pain/injury in elite adult Irish dance: A prospective investigation of contributing factors |
| title_fullStr | Inability to perform because of pain/injury in elite adult Irish dance: A prospective investigation of contributing factors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Inability to perform because of pain/injury in elite adult Irish dance: A prospective investigation of contributing factors |
| title_short | Inability to perform because of pain/injury in elite adult Irish dance: A prospective investigation of contributing factors |
| title_sort | inability to perform because of pain/injury in elite adult irish dance: a prospective investigation of contributing factors |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20715 |