Epidemiology Research in Dance

How should dancer health problems (e.g., injury and illness) be defined? How much of a problem are injuries and illness for dancers? What are the best ways to measure injuries and illness among dancers? This chapter on research in dance epidemiology uses multiple approaches (e.g., observational, analytical, qualitative), and we hope this will encourage you to integrate concepts covered in previous chapters. While reading, consider how different research methodologies can be brought together, or used in series, to address various aspects of health-related issues that are relevant to dancers. Dance epidemiology is the dance science that studies the patterns, causes,