<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Dewari, Abhijeet Singh</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Bogin, Barry</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chandel, Shivani</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">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</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Human Biology and Public HealthHBPH</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2024</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2024/07/08</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">https://www.human-biology-and-public-health.org/index.php/hbph/article/view/79</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1</style></volume><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&amp;lt;p class=&amp;quot;s3&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;s2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Background&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;: &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;s4&amp;quot;&amp;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.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p class=&amp;quot;s3&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;s2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Objectives&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;:&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;s4&amp;quot;&amp;gt; This &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;s4&amp;quot;&amp;gt;comprehensive &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;s4&amp;quot;&amp;gt;narrative review is aimed at exploring and examining the prevalence of lower extremity musculoskeletal injuries among Kathak dancers and proposes &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;s4&amp;quot;&amp;gt;management&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;s4&amp;quot;&amp;gt; strategies for their&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;s4&amp;quot;&amp;gt; prevention and&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;s4&amp;quot;&amp;gt; treatment.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p class=&amp;quot;s3&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;s2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Methods&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;:&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; &amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;s4&amp;quot;&amp;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&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;s4&amp;quot;&amp;gt;bMed, &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;s4&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Medline&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;s4&amp;quot;&amp;gt;, CrossRef; etc.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;s4&amp;quot;&amp;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 &amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;s4&amp;quot;&amp;gt;systematic compilation of pertinent information into a categorized table under topical headings.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p class=&amp;quot;s3&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;s2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Results&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;:&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; &amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;s4&amp;quot;&amp;gt;The review finds that the majority of injuries were reported in the foot and ankle region of dancers practicing Kathak.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p class=&amp;quot;s3&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;s2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&amp;lt;strong&amp;gt;Conclusion&amp;lt;/strong&amp;gt;:&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt; &amp;lt;span class=&amp;quot;s4&amp;quot;&amp;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.&amp;lt;/span&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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