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“Chronic pain” is a phrase which denotes misery to the sufferer and failure of treatment to the clinician. For the dancer, it may additionally presage the premature loss of a profession. The purpose of this article is to describe the sometimes unusual response to pain exhibited by the professional ballet or modern dancer; to propose a clinically based theory on the origins of chronic pain in the dancer; to suggest treatment-protocols that might be included in rehabilitation of musculoskeletal injuries implicated in chronic pain; and to outline a program of education for the dancer to help avoidance of chronic pain episodes in the future.
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Dowd, I. (1988). Chronic Pain in Dancers: A Theoretical and Treatment Protocol. In: Spintge, R., Droh, R. (eds) Schmerz und Sport. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73275-1_30
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