Researchers in the Performing Arts Medicine Clinic at UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth are studying the health of female ballet dancers.
Performing Arts Medicine researchers at the UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth are looking into health issues some women ballet dancers face.Ballet is a performance art that takes dedication, and sometimes sacrifice, to get to the professional level. Researchers in the"Specifically bone health," UNT Health Science Center Performing Arts Medicine Fellowship Director Dr. Yein Lee said.
So Fung, a former Dancesport competitive dancer with a B.A. in Dance from UC San Diego, launched a study to find the risk factors and solutions. "I think there's already a huge cultural change in the dancer world, talking about health and wellness in general," Lee said."We just want to be a helper."
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