Preliminary study of bone biomarkers in elite female ballet dancers

• Main Authors: Francesca Bladt (Author), Yurgita R. Varaeva (Author), Jesan Benjamin (Author), Shilpa Patel (Author), Alan Courtney (Author), Paul Holloway (Author), Greg Retter (Author), Alison McGregor (Author), Jacqueline Birtwisle (Author), Richard Leslie Abel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Bern Open Publishing, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Elite female ballet dancers are at high-risk of bone stress injuries (BSI) due to high-levels of weight-bearing exercise causing micro-cracks to form in the bone. The consistently high volumes of weight-bearing exercise may lead to a low BMI which reduces oestrogen levels by suppressing the gonadotr...