Ballet is a great sport for improving your posture, coordination, leg and core stability. As a chiropractor, in my clinic http://www.mbachiro.com I have treated several ballet performers. Here are a few common problems that I have seen among those who do ballet.
Firstly, ballet uses lots of the hip muscles at the front and back. The front ones are psoas, rectus femoris (part of the quads muscle), and sartorius. Overuse of some muscle can lead to problems such as clicking noise when you lift up the thigh. Some tips are showed in these videos.
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Here is a stretch for the rectus femoris muscle (part of quads)
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At the end of the day, you need balanced strength in various muscles. One other area I see is overuse of toe extensor muscles in ballet. What do I mean? Check this video
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One other problem that I see in my clinic, is lack of QL (quadratus lumborum) muscle usage. This muscle is really useful to help stabilize the body when you jump. Take a look at this video tip https://www.instagram.com/p/BXmlJyWAdwN/
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