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(More customer reviews)Being both a dancer and physician I was very excited about this book. Unfortunately it was rather vague. I had hoped it would clearly define the dance positions, specify the muscles used in achieving and maintaining the dance positions and list the injuries that occurred to the muscles, tendons and ligaments as a result of both the correct and incorrect dance positions.
The book did not clearly define either the dance or medical terminology and was short on anatomical illustrations and imaging. I had also hoped it would provide information about how to prevent injuries such as specific, illustrated the correct positioning and stretching exercises for each position. Treatment of injuries were poorly defined. Again specific information about type of ROM, stretching, strengthening and taping methods were omitted.
This book has great potential and this is only the first edition. It appears to be a good book for Physiatrists. I hope with the second edition she will expand to reach a wider audience to include those who get the injuries (dancers) as well as those who treat them (internists, physical therapists, neurologists and orthopedists.)
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Groundbreaking and long overdue, Essential Dance Medicine is a unique text designed to help medical professionals learn the presentations, differential diagnoses and available treatment options for common dance injuries. As different types of dance have evolved, so have their related injuries. This novel text explains the underlying principles associated with correct ballet, modern and ethnic dance movements to better understand the pathophysiology and mechanism of action for the injuries described. It provides further insight by elucidating common errors and compensations dancers often make in an effort to achieve correct positioning and technique.Describing different types of dance injuries according to body region, each chapter is organized by case reports that depict a typical patient, followed by the epidemiology and pathophysiology associated with the dancer's injury. The history, physical examination findings, imaging and diagnostic evaluation for each condition are discussed. Non-operative and surgical treatment options are described according to chronicity and stage of severity of the injury. To provide evidence behind the algorithms of treatment and to highlight applicable research, relevant studies are cited as often as possible. Classic texts are also referenced to provide more in-depth information.Certain to become a gold standard in the field, Essential Dance Medicine is an important new text that provides medical professionals with the necessary tools to treat amateur and professional dancers and help them prolong their dance careers.
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