Hello. I dance folk dances, which as you know are quite stressful. For a week now, my knees have been cracking. I'm afraid it could be dancing. For 7 years, since I danced, I have had nothing. I don't want to stop, dancing is my life. I was told that after some time of training I would have problems with my legs. Do you think so? Could the problem be serious and should I stop rehearsing?
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On examination by an orthopedist for a competent opinion.
A friend of mine has been dancing for 9 years, her legs started to hurt and it turned out that there was a serious problem with dancing. She gave up 1 year ago because of her problem. Fortunately, I gave up before problems arose, I danced for 6 years.
It is better to examine yourself, because this may be a sign of an impending serious injury. So I had a slight stiffness in the waist. I didn't pay attention to him then and then one day I had a disc herniation, which is a problem for me to this day and there is no cure. I won't tell you about the terrible pain. So this is not a joke, consult an orthopedist.
№1 is right, but start taking cod liver oil and you will see that it will work. You can also add calcium and vitamin D tablets to this. Always massage your knees until they warm up, the first thing when you wake up and then before you start dancing. Success!
It is normal for them to pop when you are not warming up well or you are not doing the warm up exercises properly, you can do a lot of damage
Well from the dances are and be sure to go to the doctor. Because of these dances, as a child you will have a serious problem with your legs and you will have terribly ugly muscles.
№3 I will tell you a very easy but very effective exercise for the disc and I hope it will help you. 1. You stand with your legs spread approximately the width of your shoulders. 2. Squat slightly, bend slightly and place the palms of your hands just above your knees. 3. Relax so that all the weight of your body falls on your hands. 4. Continue in this position to relax gradually and you will feel your spine stretch slightly. You may feel a slight pain, but don't worry. Shake slightly up and down (as your spine should be completely relaxed at all times) and if you feel pain, stop, but hold in this position with your spine stretched. Do this exercise as many times as you want. It helped me a lot and I hope it will be useful for you as well. Good luck.
I have been dancing folk dances for 12 years since the 1st grade and I don't have any such problems only when I haven't danced for a week and more when I work out I have muscle fever so don't worry if you have had any serious problems with stopping so far / and for me they are my life and I can't imagine how I will survive without them if I stop training.