May is Mental Health Awareness Month and while it is always an important topic, it is even more imperative that we discuss it amid this COVID19 pandemic. According to a study published in 2005 “dancers had a significantly higher distribution of PTSD (20.2%) compared...
“Stretch it out” has to be the most common advice I hear. Back hurts? Stretch it. Hips? Stretch it. Neck? Achilles? Stretch it! Is stretching always the answer for tightness or pain? Even though the dance world has been notorious for the “more is better” method with...
Dance medicine professionals are always looking for tools to best help dancers recover from injuries. Dry needling can be a great tool to use when muscular tension and pain are impacting dance performance ability. Dry needling is a technique used to treat...
Let’s start by saying dance is tough! No one can 100% prevent injuries. Maybe you slip, someone bumps into you, a shoe comes off, etc. Any of these things can lead to an injury. Our goal is to decrease the risk of this happening and increase your body’s...
Many people have asked me to share the strategies I use to optimize my ability to handle infection(s) and the corresponding inflammatory response. It is the exaggerated inflammatory response that leads to complications of infection such as Acute Respiratory Distress...
