title: Resistance Training for Pediatric Female Dancers.
abstract: Resistance training often is not an inherent component of current dance training for pediatric female dancers. Reasons for this include concerns surrounding injury to the immature skeleton and diminishing dancer aesthetic appearance, as well as questions related to the effectiveness of such training for increasing dancer strength and muscle endurance. Many forms of dance demand sufficient muscle strength and endurance for prolonged periods of high intensity dance, power generation during leaps and jumps, as well as stabilization of the lower extremity to prevent injury. The benefits of resistance training for the pediatric female dancer are multiple, including improved muscle strength and bone health and decreased risk for stress related injuries to the actively growing skeleton. Understanding the biomechanical changes that occur during growth that may predispose the female dancer to injury is important, as well as initiating individualized resistance training protocols early in training that may serve to improve performance and prevent future injury.
authors.affiliation: The Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention, Waltham, USA; Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics, and Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Division of Sports Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, 319 Longwood Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. andrea.stracciolini@chidrens.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stracciolini
authors.affiliation: The Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention, Waltham, USA; Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hanson
authors.affiliation: Division of Sports Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, USA; Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati; and Center for Cognition, Action & Perception, Department of Psychology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Adam W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Kiefer
authors.affiliation: The Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA; Division of Sports Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Department of Pediatrics and Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Sports Health & Performance Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Gregory D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Myer
authors.affiliation: Department of Health and Exercise Science, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Avery D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Faigenbaum
mesh_terms: D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D003615:Dancing / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053580:Muscle Strength / Q000502:physiology*; D010807:Physical Endurance / Q000502:physiology; D010809:Physical Fitness / Q000502:physiology; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D055070:Resistance Training