Posterior ankle pain in dancers.
Treatment of dancers can be as challenging as it is rewarding. Dancers often have unusual difficulties related to the altered kinesiology required by their individual dance form. A thorough understanding of these movements helps guide the physician to the cause of the disability, particularly in the setting of overuse injuries. This knowledge, coupled with a careful physical examination, is essential for the accurate diagnosis and treatment of the dancer, who is both artist and athlete.
Hamilton
William G
WG
Orthopaedic Associates of New York, 343 West 58th Street, New York, NY 10019, USA. maryvelazco@covad.net
D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D003615:Dancing / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*