This research, conducted at the Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine at the Houston Methodist Hospital in Texas (USA), investigated the effectiveness of an injury prevention program (IPP) designed to reduce the risk of injury in professional ballet dancers. The primary outcome was the number of injuries sustained and reported per subject during one year (July, 2016 - August, 2017). The research group designed the IPP targeting the core, hip abductor, hip flexor and hip extensor muscles. Of the 52 dancers (belonging to the Houston Ballet company) eligible for the study, 39 decided to participate. However, 11 dancers in the intervention group did not complete the IPP for at least 4 consecutive weeks, so they were not included in the analysis.   Control group Intervention group Mean age 26.6 ± 4.0 years 27.2 ± 5.7 years Gender 10 females, 9 males 6 females, 5 males The results of th...