NECK STRAIN

Choreography that calls for excessive head movement can easily strain dancers neck muscles, especially if
dancers do not properly use the full spine when arching the head/neck.

LOWER BACK STRAIN &

MUSCLE SPAMS
Lifting, arching and improper technique can all overwork and strain the lower-back extensor-erector
muscles. Dancers with lordosis (a swayed back or lower-back curve) are more prone to spasms.

SNAPPING HIP SYNDROME

Iliotibial (IT) band tightness, weakness along the outside of the hip and lordosis can cause this syndrome.
Dancers will experience a snapping rubber-bandlike sound in the frontal hip joint, as the IT band glides over
the greater trochanter (upper-leg bone) during battement or dvelopp.

PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN
SYNDROME
This syndrome stems from tight hamstrings and calf muscles, weak quadriceps and repetitive force from normal
movement putting pressure on the patella (kneecap), causing the knee-protecting cartilage to lose its shock
absorbing ability.

LATERAL ANKLE SPRAIN

A ligament tear that happens when the outside of the ankle rolls inward after loss of balance from landing a
jump.