Components of Pre-professional/Adolescent Dance Screens: What Should We Include?

Abstract

Increasingly, best practice in dance healthcare includes preseason screening. But do preseason screenings give us useful information? Can they provide assessment of injury risk? Can we use a common screen for all athletes or need ones specific to dancers? What is the purpose of screening and what tests are appropriate for adolescent dancers? In this editorial, I make recommendations based on over 20 years of experience screening pre-professional and professional dancers.