Doctors
say they’re seeing a growing number of patients for injuries related to
Zumba fitness classes. One woman went to a Washington-area emergency
room because of severe heel pain. It turned out the woman had a
potentially serious injury called compartment syndrome, which is caused
by high-impact accidents, like being involved in a car crash. The
injury, however, happened during the woman’s Zumba class. One woman said
she discovered she had something called snapping hip syndrome through a
Zumba class. Elizabeth Delasobera, an emergency room attending
physician at Georgetown University Hospital, speculates that unlike
beginning joggers, who only run two to three times a week for 15 to 20
minutes, people who are new to the Zumba program start “Zumba-ing five
days a week.” Zumba is a Latin-inspired dance fitness class with an
estimated 12 million participants worldwide.
