“Some parents ask me how learning to dance on the development of children’s bones, in fact, as an orthopedic surgeon I am somewhat resistant to children learning to dance, because in order to reflect the beauty of the dance, sometimes it will be necessary to do some movements that exceed the degree of joint mobility or the physiological curve of the spine, which is potentially risky for the bones, or ligaments, muscles and other soft tissues!” This is a tweet posted two days ago, and is really just my own personal opinion as an orthopedic surgeon, which I didn’t expect to attract a lot of resonance online, including comments from some childhood dance practitioners and professionals. Listen to what they say: I am learning to dance, ten years old are high heeled dance shoes ~ in fact, this is very impact it! Foot bones are deformed ~ because of the skin, fabric shoes will become more and more loose so are smaller than normal feet a size, strangulation of the Yo ~ heel is a blister in addition to a blister. Now amateur in order to jump professional are beginning to form ballet class, there is no scientific method, including later to institutions are blind pull, step on the crotch, pressure waist ~ it is said that a teacher as a child in the gymnasium was pulled off the ligaments ~ so everything in moderation, depending on your purpose in which, if in order to have success on this path that is necessary to pay the price of the child’s future sexual desire and sexual psychology has a great impact, feel the bones The impact of ligaments is quite general, learn to dance point to point, do not bullshit to the profession. Professional training dance crowd, muscle damage and joint damage is common! See two little girls learning to dance, lower back when the news led to spinal injury, paralysis, no daughter to learn the idea of dance. In fact, any movement will be very risk of sports injuries are born together, dance is no exception. We will not comment on the profession of dance here, but it is especially important to keep children physically and mentally healthy and avoid physical and mental injuries. As an orthopedic surgeon, I have a few suggestions: 1, the child’s interest is important, the child likes dance most important, which is valuable for us professionals to assess the risk, and if mixed with other hopes, ideas, the value of this risk will be greatly reduced. 2, if you choose to learn dance, parents play an important role in the prevention of sports injuries. First, it is important to choose a training intensity that matches the child’s skeletal maturity. For example, in ballet, parents should make sure their feet and ankles have developed to sufficient strength before deciding to begin pointe training. 12 years old is the accepted lower limit, but strength and and maturity are more important than age. 3. Attention must be paid to the child’s physical or psychological changes. Such as eating disorders, menstrual disorders and the over pursuit of perfection are more likely to occur in children who dance, and sexual desire and sexual psychology mentioned by the network is also a problem that cannot be ignored. 4, do not let children train with injuries, sometimes the first sports injury can be remedied, timely treatment and recuperation can not be residual dysfunction, however, once the injury repeatedly occurs, it will bring irreparable consequences.