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Advice for dancers.

Publication: Dance Magazine
Publication Date: 01-DEC-04
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
I'VE BEEN DANCING ON AND OFF FOR YEARS, MOST RECENTLY AS A JAZZ DANCE TEACHER. YET EVER SINCE I CAN REMEMBER, I'VE ALWAYS HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY HAMSTRINGS TIGHTENING UP AFTER CLASS. I AM SO INCREDIBLY SORE BY THE NEXT DAY THAT I CAN BARELY STRETCH, LET ALONE DANCE. HOW CAN I PREVENT THIS?--ANGEL TOTH, COLUMBUS, OH The trick is to get a correct diagnosis, especially if you keep struggling with the same problem. While some dancers are simply less flexible, tight hamstrings can also be a sign of an underlying back problem. A prior stress fracture can cause a vertebra in the spine to slip (the medical term for this problem is spondylolisthesis), tightening your hamstrings in the process. It would be a...

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