Dancing while in pain

[pygmalion]

How do you manage it?

During my move, I've somehow managed to break (hairline fracture) a finger and a toe, between the heavy lifting and other move-related stuff.

But that's not going to stop me dancing.

So, just out of curiosity, what, if anything, do you do to manage pain while you're dancing? I assume that, unless you have a major injury, you dance anyway. Right? :wink: :lol: So how do you deal with pain management?

 

[jon]

Ice, ibuprofen, chiropractor, pressure-point massage, and avoiding people whom I know will hurt me.

 

[dancin_feet]

I've always had problems with my knees so from time to time they get a bit "twingy" (can't really think of any other way to describe it). I usually adopt the thinking that if I ignore it, it'll go away. Once I start concentrating on my dancing, it takes my mind off it and I don't notice it as much. If it doesn't though, I'll generally have to stop but more often than not, if it's not serious, I keep on dancing and I don't notice it.

A finger and a toe though could be different, depending on which hand and which toe. If it is the left hand, no problem because it's usually on his shoulder, and you have control over it. Right hand could be a problem because he's holding it all the time and during turns - ouch!! I've played netball with fractured fingers and it wasn't fun! If you can, tape it to the one next to it, just keeps it a bit more stable while it's healing. Toes, well if you are using correct technique, this could be painful. Maybe take some painkillers an hour before class (providing of course that you won't be doing more damage by dancing on it!).

Take care

 

[Lucretia]

Painkillers. In advance. As soon as it starts to hurt they are too late for beeing really effectiv.

/Lucretia

 

[Joe]

Painkillers. In advance.

Yes, lots of painkillers. Vicodin works. The reason you need to take them in advance is that they don't start working for about 30 minutes--take a while to be absorbed into the bloodstream.

 

[Spitfire]

Painkillers. In advance.

Yes, lots of painkillers. Vicodin works. The reason you need to take them in advance is that they don't start working for about 30 minutes--take a while to be absorbed into the bloodstream.

Vicodin is quite effective. I took this following my surgery last year and I think it actually took less then 30 minutes for it to start working. Only problem I had with it is that it kept me awake rather then help me sleep.

 

[cocodrilo]

How do you manage it?

During my move, I've somehow managed to break (hairline fracture) a finger and a toe, between the heavy lifting and other move-related stuff.

But that's not going to stop me dancing.

So, just out of curiosity, what, if anything, do you do to manage pain while you're dancing? I assume that, unless you have a major injury, you dance anyway. Right? :wink: :lol: So how do you deal with pain management?

Jayzus, Pygmalion!!! Better start taking calcium supplements, eh????

If I'm in genuine pain, I stay off it- it's only going to feel WORSE the next day. Got a blister? Moleskin. Headache? Aspirin. Broken bones or stress fractures? Recliner!

 

[Sagitta]

I've always had problems with my knees so from time to time they get a bit "twingy" (can't really think of any other way to describe it). I usually adopt the thinking that if I ignore it, it'll go away. Once I start concentrating on my dancing, it takes my mind off it and I don't notice it as much. If it doesn't though, I'll generally have to stop but more often than not, if it's not serious, I keep on dancing and I don't notice it.

My knees get twingy too. By altering my motion slightly I can compensate... But I don't know about dancing with hairline fractures. I would think that I wouldn't dance for something like that because of the potential of making things worse.

 

[MacMoto]

Icing, strapping, dancing in moderation, listening to your body.

I don't like the idea of painkillers -- it masks the pain so you can't listen to the body (okay it makes sense if you don't want to listen, but... :roll. Without painkillers in your system, you know when you've got to stop.

When I injured my knee, I went dancing in a skirt so people could see my knee strapped up, and I got a glass of water with ice in it and rested it on my knee whenever I wasn't dancing. I told everyone who asked what the problem was. I danced with most people who asked me but didn't ask anyone myself :lol:. At one point I also sat behind the dj booth to hide so I could rest without guys asking me.