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Dancer's Body [Paperback]

Joseph Huwyler (Author), Josf Huwyler (Author)


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1883205247 978-1883205249 March 1999 1
The Dancer's Body is a unique resource to any sports medicine or orthopedic program. Within this book is the condensed wisdom of one of Europe's finest Ballet Orthopedic Surgeons. In this text, Dr. Huwyler outlines what it takes physically to be a ballerina, to stay healthy and avoid injury. He provides an introduction to the management of common orthopedic injuries in the Dancer.

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About the Author

Josef S. Huwyler, MD, dance medicine consultant and orthopedic surgeon (FMH), in private practice in Zurich, Switzerland, is an internationally renowed expert on ballet. His many years of experience in dance consulting, treating dance-related injuries and teaching classes for ballet teachers and students are brought together in this book, which has been widely acclaimed in Europe.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 142 pages
  • Publisher: International Medical Publishing; 1 edition (March 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1883205247
  • ISBN-13: 978-1883205249
  • Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 4.8 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 15.8 ounces
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,909,538 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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For the dancer, his body is his means of expression, the instrument of his art. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
muscle girdle, professional dance training, big toe flexor, plantar muscles, small intrinsic muscles, ballet instruction, stress fissure, second growth spurt, sacral angle, calf musculature, basal joint, hallucis longus muscle, dancing career, oblique abdominal muscle, medial longitudinal arch, iliofemoral ligament, daily class, cavus foot, ballet students, classical ballet dancers, quadriceps femoris muscle, lateral arch, ballet teacher, hyaline cartilage, long flexors
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