This article reviews selected issues of importance in the evaluation, treatment, and reconditioning of dancers during and following injury and offers some insights on injury prevention. The athletic training practice domains of prevention, clinical evaluation and diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation and reconditioning within the context of dance medicine are the general focus. In particular, issues relating to the rehabilitation of dancers are presented as they reflect the reasonable, objective practices of the health care profession.
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