Effect of Physiotherapy on pain, physical function and health related quality of life of Bharatanatyam dancers

Study on the short-term and long-term effects of Physiotherapy intervention on musculoskeletal pain, physical function and health related quality of life of Bharatanatyam dancers - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/03/064202

Enrollment

180

Registered

2024-03-15

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-01

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M255- Pain in joint

Interventions

Intervention1: Core strengthening, static and dynamic quadriceps, squat, lunges, upper limb strengthening, stretching of thoracolumbar fascia, quadriceps and hamstrings stretch, gastrocnemius stretchi

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Bharatanatyam dancers receiving training for more than 5 years with intention to continue for more than 1 year with and without either knee pain, low back pain or both

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Dancers with history of injury or trauma within past six months. Receiving training or previously trained in other dance forms. Dancers with history of neurological, metabolic, autoimmune, cardiopulmonary or systemic illness. Dancers currently pregnant or delivered a child within one year.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Knee pain or low back painTimepoint: Time point 1: Baseline Time point 2-12: Every 4 weeks (1 month for a period of 1 year	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
2. Core and skeletal muscle endurance, spinal and lower extremity flexibility, Functional movement screeningTimepoint: Time point 1: Baseline Time point 2-4: tested every 12 weeks (3 months);3. Cardiorespiratory endurance, dynamic foot posture and pressure, Gait and dance posture kinematic and kinetic outcomes, Health Related Quality of LifeTimepoint: Time point 1: Baseline Time point 2-3:Every 6 months	—

Measure

Time frame

2. Core and skeletal muscle endurance, spinal and lower extremity flexibility, Functional movement screeningTimepoint: Time point 1: Baseline Time point 2-4: tested every 12 weeks (3 months);3. Cardiorespiratory endurance, dynamic foot posture and pressure, Gait and dance posture kinematic and kinetic outcomes, Health Related Quality of LifeTimepoint: Time point 1: Baseline Time point 2-3:Every 6 months

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Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAkhila Natesan

MGM School of Physiotherapy MGM Institute of Health Sciences

rajani.kanade@googlemail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026