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The human body is vulnerable to all kinds of injuries. There are more than 600 muscles in your body waiting to be strained. At least 206 bones are waiting to be broken. And then there are tendons and ligaments waiting to be pulled or torn. Considering all that, it’s no surprise that dancers are prone to all types of injuries.

Children that take lessons at kids dance studios have to guard against injuries. A good instructor will do whatever it takes to protect children from injury. However, accidents do happen. There are two injuries that young dancers experience quite often.

Ankle Sprains

A sprained ankle is a common mishap. In fact, it’s probably the most common mishap that dancers face. An ankle that has been sprained in the past is more likely to be sprained again. It’s easy to get an ankle injury. Performing a step wrong or landing incorrectly after a leap are common invitations to ankle damage.

A child may not realize their ankle is injured when it first occurs. But pain when walking is the first sign. There may also be swelling. In severe cases, the child might not be able to put any weight on the ankle at all.

Tennis elbow or what you may call the lateral epicondylitis is a common injury that tennis players frequently experience. The name tennis elbow is as obvious as to what it refers to. But surprisingly, it also occurs to quite a huge number of people who do not play tennis at all.

Tennis elbow usually occurs at the tendon of the extensor carpi radialis brevis muscle, 2cm below the outer edge of the elbow joint. Usually the signs and the symptoms would show immediately. One would experience pain about 1-2cm down from the bony area at the outside of the elbow. If one also has difficulty in performing simple tasks such as shaking hands with someone or opening the door and feels pain, one should go to his or her physician immediately. Pain is also felt outside of the elbow when one tries to straighten the fingers against resistance.