Occupational Hazards in Female Ballet Dancers. Advocate for a Forgotten Population

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• Personal Author:
  Kelman BB
• Description:
  1. Personal, economical, psychological, and physical factors increase a ballet dancer's stress, which can result in a higher risk for injuries. 2. Ballet dancers experience injuries to the foot, ankle, knee, hip, or back. The constant fear of injuries is universal among dancers because injuries can lead to permanent disability and the end of their ballet career. 3. Although early treatment of injuries is critical, there are multiple barriers to receiving treatment. Some of the barriers include misunderstanding from the health care community, cost of treatment, time constraints, fear of unemployment, and dancers' viewing injuries and pain as a way of life. 4. Occupational health nurses are in an excellent position to start programs in this unexplored area of occupational health nursing. Nurses must advocate for this population of workers and help dancers in their battle against injury, pain, disability, and psychological distress. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mental Health Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Health Safety Staff Development Stress, Psychological
• Keywords:
  Injuries Injury-prevention Musculoskeletal-system-disorders Occupational-health-programs Occupational-safety-programs Psychological-factors Psychological-stress Training
• ISSN:
  0891-0162
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  430-434
• Volume:
  48
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20029844
• Citation:
  AAOHN J 2000 Sep; 48(9):430-434
• Contact Point Address:
  Seattle University School of Nursing, Seattle, WA
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2000
• Performing Organization:
  Environmental Health Dept. of Environmental Health SC-34, Univ. of Washington Seattle, WA 98195
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19910701
• Source Full Name:
  AAOHN Journal - American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Journal
• End Date:
  19940630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/190747/cdc_190747_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 282.38 KB ]