Injury and joint hypermobility syndrome in ballet dancers--a 5-year follow-up

Abstract

Sir, We have previously reported on the prevalence of joint hypermobility and the joint hypermobility syndrome (JHS) in the Royal Ballet School and Company [1]. In this study, we observed, particularly among the female dancers, that skin hyperextensibility and joint dislocation were the principal clinical features that defined the presence of JHS, having removed joint pain and soft tissue injury from the analysis, given their relatively high prevalence throughout the study cohort. Generalized hypermobility was ubiquitous among the dancers.