Alterações musculoesqueléticas e posturais em praticantes de balé clássico : comparativo entre bailarinas avançadas e iniciantes.

Abstract

The Classic Ballet is a modality recognized worldwide through the delicacy in the execution of the gestures. Although not apparent, the sport requires a lot of strength, physical endurance, flexibility and balance, as well as motor coordination and concentration. Due to the requirement of a perfect performance, it is necessary a lot of effort in intense and repetitive training, being able to be associated to the appearance of postural deviations, pains and injuries. In this context, the present study aims to describe the main musculoskeletal and postural changes in classical ballet practitioners, comparing advanced dancers and beginners in this modality. Characterized as comparative, this study was composed of 10 dancers, equally divided into two groups, aged between 15 and 23 years. For data collection, questionnaires were used regarding lifestyle, health and individual well-being and of pain and discomfort, anthropometric evaluation, flexibility and postural, analyzed by descriptive and correlational statistics. The results, although not statistically different between the groups evaluated, point to greater indications of pain and discomfort, higher number of postural changes and higher rates of flexibility in the advanced dancers, who have a longer practice time. These results indicate the possible effects of training with the practice time of classical ballet.