Whether you’re dream is to attend Juilliard and/or compete at the highest level in ballet, contemporary, hip hop, jazz, tap, or some other genre of dance, you understand how taxing your discipline is. Performance requirements and the potential for injury is right up there with the most elite athletes and their respective sports. Often more so. To optimize your training regime you have wisely decided to look deeper into ongoing physiotherapy. Below is a poignant breakdown of exactly why this is a great idea.
How Physiotherapy Can Help Dancers of All Types Improve Performance While Preventing and Treating Common Injuries
Treatment and Prevention for Common Injuries Suffered by Dancers
Dancers suffer a number of musculoskeletal injuries that can be directly addressed by a physiotherapist. The most common among them include the following:
- Ankle sprains (view available treatments)
- Shin splints (view available treatments)
- Ballet trigger toe (view available treatments)
- Achilles tendonitis (view available treatments)
- Snapping hip (view available treatments)
- Cartilage tears (view available treatments)
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (view available treatments)
- Metatarsal Avulsion Fracture aka “Dancer’s fracture” (view available treatments)
As the corresponding links for each type of injury indicate, there are instances where there is a direct form of specific treatment that will correct the injury, and instances where a more robust physiotherapy plan must be employed. It’s often the latter. Whatever the case may be, all dancer injuries can effectively be rehabilitated via physiotherapy treatments. Furthermore, regular physiotherapy will be instrumental in mitigating the risk of further injury. Prevention is the key to achieving and sustaining your status as an elite performer..
Improve Your Footwork
Regular physiotherapy can directly improve your stance and movement in the studio, on the stage, and on the street (as applicable). This can be accomplished by correcting issues that may impact your balance. Logically, balance is instrumental to getting off on the right foot when it comes to your footwork. A physiotherapist can address underlying issues with your gait, and may identify the need for corrective orthotic inserts in your footwear, those that you wear when dancing, and when not dancing. In addition, a physiotherapist will uncover vestibular concerns that could contribute to vertigo and dizziness, either of which can swiftly end one’s dancing career. Learn more about how physiotherapy can be directly applied to improve your balance.
And now we conclude with the greatest dance scene to ever be captured on the big screen:
PHYSIOTHERAPY FOR DANCERS IN BURNABY AND GREATER VANCOUVER BC:
CALL: 604.558.2273
EMAIL:
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