{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,19]],"date-time":"2026-02-19T14:45:42Z","timestamp":1771512342819,"version":"3.50.1"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"Science and Medicine, Inc.","issue":"3","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Medical Problems of Performing Artists"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,1]]},"abstract":"<jats:p>BACKGROUND: Bharatanatyam is an Indian classical dance form that is practiced globally. There is limited information about the prevalence of injuries in Bharatanatyam dancers. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries and specifics of dance training in female\n Bharatanatyam dancers in the Udupi district of India. METHODS: We developed and tested a survey for Bharatanatyam dancers regarding injury history in the prior year, including location, time loss, cause, and need for medical help. We also obtained demographic and training information. RESULTS:\n 101 dancers completed the survey. 10.8% of dancers reported musculoskeletal injuries because of participation in dance. They sustained 0.65 injuries\/1,000 hours of dancing. The most frequently injured areas were ankle (27.2%) and knee (27.2%) followed by lower back (13.6%) and hip (9%). Despite\n being injured, 36.4% of the dancers continued to dance. 54.5% of the injured dancers sought the help of a medical professional for their dance-related injuries. The most common surface for dance was concrete followed by other hard surfaces such as marble and tile. CONCLUSION: Female Bharatanatyam\n dancers are prone to injuries of the lower extremity and back. Most dancers in our study practice the Pandanalluru style on hard surfaces. There is a need to investigate the impact of training factors on the injury occurrence.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.21091\/mppa.2021.3022","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,2]],"date-time":"2021-09-02T04:47:30Z","timestamp":1630558050000},"page":"199-206","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Survey of Musculoskeletal Injuries among Female Bharatanatyam Dancers in the Udupi District of India"],"prefix":"10.21091","volume":"36","author":[{"given":"Lavanya P","family":"Kumar","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Shruti J","family":"Shenoy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"8662","container-title":["Medical Problems of Performing Artists"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/www.ingentaconnect.com\/content\/scimed\/mppa\/2021\/00000036\/00000003\/art00006","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,2]],"date-time":"2021-09-02T04:47:30Z","timestamp":1630558050000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/www.ingentaconnect.com\/content\/10.21091\/mppa.2021.3022"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,1]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"3","published-print":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,1]]}},"alternative-id":["0885-1158(20210901)36:3L.199;1-"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.21091\/mppa.2021.3022","relation":{},"ISSN":["0885-1158"],"issn-type":[{"value":"0885-1158","type":"print"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,1]]}}}