TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Injury surveillance of nonprofessional salsa dance
JO  - Journal of physical activity and health
A1  - Domene, Pablo A.
A1  - Stanley, Michelle
A1  - Skamagki, Glykeria
SP  - 774
EP  - 780
VL  - 15
IS  - 10
N2  - BACKGROUND: The investigation sought to (1) establish the extent of injuries, (2) determine the odds of sustaining an injury, and (3) calculate the injury incidence rate in nonprofessional salsa dance. <br><br>METHODS: Salsa dancers completed an anonymous web-based survey containing 11 demographic background and 10 (1 y retrospective) injury history questions. <br><br>RESULTS: The response rate was 77%. The final sample of respondents included 303 women and 147 men, of which 22% and 14%, respectively, sustained ≥1 injury during salsa dance in the past year. The odds of injury was 2.00 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.14-3.50) times greater (P < .05) for women than for men. Age, body mass index, and salsa dance experience were also found to be significant (all Ps < .05) predictors of injury. The injury incidence rate for women and men was 1.1 (95% CI, 0.9-1.4) and 0.5 (95% CI, 0.3-0.7) injuries per 1000 hours of exposure, respectively. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: This is the first study to have described salsa dancers in terms of their injury history profile. <br><br>RESULTS indicate that the likelihood of sustaining an injury during this physical activity is similar to that of ballroom, but lower than that of Spanish, aerobic, and Zumba®, dance.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1543-3080
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.2017-0498
ID  - ref1
ER  -