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Low Back Pain Perceptions and Coping Strategies in Pre-Professional Dancers: A Qualitative Study.

K EveraertA BlackmanT CayrolP GielenK O'SullivanE van BredaN Roussel
Published in: Medical problems of performing artists (2023)
Although LBP has clearly been shown to be a biopsychosocial phenomenon, this qualitative study showed that dancers mainly considered biomedical factors as contributing factors to LBP. Additionally, instead of relying on coping strategies aimed at directly improving pain or trying to treat LBP on the basis of a single-cause diagnosis, it is important to consider the biopsychosocial origin of LBP in the management plans.
Keyphrases
  • depressive symptoms
  • social support
  • chronic pain
  • healthcare
  • primary care
  • pain management
  • neuropathic pain
  • health insurance
  • spinal cord injury