Musculoskeletal Injury and Treatment Characteristics of Collegiate Performing Arts Majors Under the Care of Athletic Trainers

We sought to quantify 3 years of musculoskeletal injuries recorded by on-site athletic trainers at an undergraduate performing arts campus, the services rendered, and the clinic time required to perform those services. The most common musculoskeletal injuries recorded were overuse injuries of the lower extremity and low back region. The most common athletic training service provided and clinician time involved hot and cold thermotherapy (21.5%) and electrical stimulation techniques (18.4%). Undergraduate performing arts clinics should receive sufficient equipment, funding, and staffing to provide athletic training services for a high proportion of lower extremity and lumbar region overuse injuries.