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THE EFFECTS OF 11+ DANCE ON REDUCING
THE RISK OF INJURIES FOR CONTEMPORARY
DANCERS
ABSTRACT
RESEARCH BACKGROUND
There are several common injuries among contemporary dancers, such as hip injuries,
foot and ankle injuries, knee injuries, and so on. There are several ways to reduce
the risk of injuries, such as warm-up programs, stretching exercises, or massage
sessions. This project aims to determine whether a warm-up program would reduce
the risk of injury.
CHU TAK HIM
METHODOLOGY
BSocSc (Hons) in Sports and A total of 10 subjects were invited and randomly divided into two groups, an intervention
Recreation Management group and a control group. The subjects participated in a pre-test and a post-test. The
Department of Sport and Recreation intervention group would participate in the treatment program. The test was based on
the single-leg front (SLFH); handheld Dynamometer (HHD) isometric strength test for
dynamic and static strength; balance error scoring system (BESS); and single-leg side
hop (SLSH).
OBJECTIVES FINDINGS
The data was analyzed using SPSS. Regarding the BESS, especially for single-leg
The main purpose of this study is to stance, there was a significant difference in comparing variables between the two
determine whether a warm-up program, groups. However, in all of the statistical tests, no significant difference between the
the 11+ Dance program, would reduce groups was identified. This might be due to the sample size issue affecting the results
the risk of injury. The target audience obtained.
for this study is contemporary dancers.
ABOUT THE INVESTIGATOR
My name is CHU Tak Him, Woody. My interest is basketball, but the main sport that
I play is swimming. I have been teaching swimming since I was 18 years old, and I
want to become a professional swimming coach. Therefore, I chose to study sports
therapy. I hope to learn more about the subject to design a better training program for
swimmers with different levels or age groups. My FYP supervisor is Mr Indy HO Man
Kit.
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