How Do You Prevent Foot Injuries In Ballet Shoes And Pointe Shoes, Or Without Shoes?
Here is some basic anatomical facts about your feet: *** The support is provided by 28 bones *** 19 muscles attach to these bones by tendons *** 30 different joints held together by up to 117 ligaments allow finely detailed movement *** There are many yards of blood vessels and a complex nerve system *** Each foot has 125,000 sweat glands *** Everything is covered by sheets or bands of tough connective tissue called fascia When you consider that a ballerina or a male ballet dancer spends years training, and then performing, and each time their feet hit the ground they are impacted by three to four times their body weight, that’s amazing! Proper training and care of the feet is essential. Even beyond preventing injuries, accurate technique will contribute to preventing early arthritis as well. Shin splints, a burning stinging pain in the front calf muscles, sprained ankles, bone bruises, and blisters from pointe shoes, are foot injuries that can be prevented by building strength specifi
