title: The Role of Sensorimotor Incongruence in Pain in Professional Dancers.
abstract: This study evaluated whether dancers with pain experience more sensory changes during an experimentally induced sensorimotor incongruent task and explored the relationship between sensorimotor incongruence and self-reported measures (e.g., Short Form 36-questionnaire (SF-36), psychosocial variables and physical activity). Forty-four dancers were subjected to a bimanual coordination test simulating sensorimotor incongruence (i.e., performing congruent and incongruent arm movements while viewing a whiteboard or mirror) and completed standardized questionnaires. Significantly more dancers experienced sensory changes during the performance of incongruent movements while viewing a mirror (p < .01), but the intensity of the reported sensations was very low. No differences were observed between dancers with and without baseline pain, but significant negative associations were found between sensorimotor incongruence and subscores of the SF-36. Sensorimotor incongruence can provoke small sensory changes in dancers but appears unrelated to baseline pain symptoms. Sensorimotor incongruence appears to be related to quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy (REVAKI), University of Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium.
authors.forename: Nathalie Anne
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Roussel
authors.forename: Margot
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Kooning
authors.forename: Jo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nijs
authors.forename: Kristien
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wouters
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cras
authors.forename: Lisbeth
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Daenen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003615:Dancing / Q000502:physiology*; D056228:Feedback, Sensory; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009068:Movement; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult