Unit 9: Shoulder and Arm Reading Response Flashcards
Article: Breakdancing: Taking Care of Your ShouldersLinks to an external site.
1) According to the article, what are two causes of injury in breakdancing?
Breakers that carry out moves like power moves or freezes that place a high impact on the shoulder joint while in positions of poor stability can cause injury.
Another cause of injury for breakers is poor stability of the scapula or shoulder blade while putting one’s entire body weight on the shoulders.
Breakdancing: Taking Care of Your ShouldersLinks to an external site.
2) The article identifies suggestions for prevention of injury in breakdancing. What are two of them?
When learning a new move, adapt the move to your own body conditions and constitutions.
In addition to practicing break dance, muscle and proprioception training is important to condition the body.
Article: “High Incidence of Shoulder Injuries in Collegiate Modern Dance Students”
3) What factors may contribute to higher rates of shoulder injury in modern dance students? Identify 2 that was mentioned in the article.
On factor is a lack of cross-training and shoulder strength and endurance to prevent injury.
Another factor is the conditioning of the students who took courses that were taught by teachers that weren’t all exclusively trained in one type of modern technique. So the students were expected to execute dramatic falls, handstands, and partner lifts that could lead to exacerbation or causation of shoulder injuries.
