@article {330799,
	title = {Soulful rhythm, dancing bodies: A review on spirituality, pain tolerance, and the risk of lower extremity musculoskeletal and back injuries among classical Kathak dancers of India},
	journal = {Human Biology and Public HealthHBPH},
	volume = {1},
	year = {2024},
	month = {2024/07/08},
	abstract = {<p>\&lt;p class=\&quot;s3\&quot;\&gt;\&lt;span class=\&quot;s2\&quot;\&gt;\&lt;strong\&gt;Background\&lt;/strong\&gt;: \&lt;/span\&gt;\&lt;span class=\&quot;s4\&quot;\&gt;Dance and dancers reflect happiness, sadness, passion, anger, and all other emotions as every single dancing movement carries a significant signal that goes beyond words. Kathak, an Indian classical dance form, requires a divine balance between the soul and the physical body. This balance allows for a high pain tolerance of the dancers, but the spiritual nature of this dance form also generates ignorance and disinterest in their health seeking behavior towards injuries.\&lt;/span\&gt;\&lt;/p\&gt;\&lt;p class=\&quot;s3\&quot;\&gt;\&lt;span class=\&quot;s2\&quot;\&gt;\&lt;strong\&gt;Objectives\&lt;/strong\&gt;:\&lt;/span\&gt;\&lt;span class=\&quot;s4\&quot;\&gt; This \&lt;/span\&gt;\&lt;span class=\&quot;s4\&quot;\&gt;comprehensive \&lt;/span\&gt;\&lt;span class=\&quot;s4\&quot;\&gt;narrative review is aimed at exploring and examining the prevalence of lower extremity musculoskeletal injuries among Kathak dancers and proposes \&lt;/span\&gt;\&lt;span class=\&quot;s4\&quot;\&gt;management\&lt;/span\&gt;\&lt;span class=\&quot;s4\&quot;\&gt; strategies for their\&lt;/span\&gt;\&lt;span class=\&quot;s4\&quot;\&gt; prevention and\&lt;/span\&gt;\&lt;span class=\&quot;s4\&quot;\&gt; treatment.\&lt;/span\&gt;\&lt;/p\&gt;\&lt;p class=\&quot;s3\&quot;\&gt;\&lt;span class=\&quot;s2\&quot;\&gt;\&lt;strong\&gt;Methods\&lt;/strong\&gt;:\&lt;/span\&gt; \&lt;span class=\&quot;s4\&quot;\&gt;This review is based on a search of relevant articles, research papers, books and book chapters conducted across a wide array of online sources, utilizing the search engines like Pu\&lt;/span\&gt;\&lt;span class=\&quot;s4\&quot;\&gt;bMed, \&lt;/span\&gt;\&lt;span class=\&quot;s4\&quot;\&gt;Medline\&lt;/span\&gt;\&lt;span class=\&quot;s4\&quot;\&gt;, CrossRef; etc.\&lt;/span\&gt;\&lt;span class=\&quot;s4\&quot;\&gt; Considering the inclusion criterion, the review process included three stages: initial assessment of papers through title and abstract review, a detailed examination of relevant items, and \&lt;/span\&gt;\&lt;span class=\&quot;s4\&quot;\&gt;systematic compilation of pertinent information into a categorized table under topical headings.\&lt;/span\&gt;\&lt;/p\&gt;\&lt;p class=\&quot;s3\&quot;\&gt;\&lt;span class=\&quot;s2\&quot;\&gt;\&lt;strong\&gt;Results\&lt;/strong\&gt;:\&lt;/span\&gt; \&lt;span class=\&quot;s4\&quot;\&gt;The review finds that the majority of injuries were reported in the foot and ankle region of dancers practicing Kathak.\&lt;/span\&gt;\&lt;/p\&gt;\&lt;p class=\&quot;s3\&quot;\&gt;\&lt;span class=\&quot;s2\&quot;\&gt;\&lt;strong\&gt;Conclusion\&lt;/strong\&gt;:\&lt;/span\&gt; \&lt;span class=\&quot;s4\&quot;\&gt;There is a need to develop supplementary exercise training programs and also spread awareness among dancers regarding their physical health and seeking medical care in time to delay/prevent lower extremity injuries.\&lt;/span\&gt;\&lt;/p\&gt;</p>
},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.52905/hbph2024.1.79},
	url = {https://www.human-biology-and-public-health.org/index.php/hbph/article/view/79},
	author = {Dewari, Abhijeet Singh and Bogin, Barry and Chandel, Shivani}
}
