In this edition of the Strive eblast, we focus on dancers and the role of preventative exercises to having a successful dance season. Dancer, dance Mom and Physiotherapist, Danna Epstein-Marcus supports healthy dancers with pre-season or pre-point dance assessments. Pilates instructor Lily McEvenue, weights in with the importance of variety for our fascia in this month’s blog post.
Pre-Season and Pre-Pointe for a Safe Return to Dance
Over the past 18 months, dancers have adapted to new ways of training, rehearsing, and performing in the confines of their own homes and smaller spaces. As things slowly return to normal, dancers are returning to the studio and are adjusting to moving in larger spaces with different flooring, new training schedules, styles, and choreography. This time away from the studio can have a significant impact on strength, flexibility, and endurance. Movements that dancers may have excelled at pre-Covid may feel more challenging than expected.
Start off the year with confidence.
Strive Physiotherapist, Danna Epstein-Marcus is offering Pre-Season and Pre-Pointe Screening for dancers to allow a smoother transition back to the studio.
Why participate in a Pre-Season screen?
Goal Setting
- Create personal goals for the dance season
- Eg: improving your splits or your turnout
Education
- Ask questions about injury prevention techniques to ensure a healthy and successful year in the studio including establishing safe warm up and stretching routines, dance specific strength training and conditioning, or ways to manage hypermobility disorders
Develop a personalized program
- Once your goals have been set, an individualized program will be created to meet your personal goals
Identify injury risks to avoid problems before they start
Why participate in Pre-Pointe screening? Determine readiness to start pointe work
- Factors include age, years of dance training, number or hours or dance training per week
Identify injury risks to avoid problems before they start
Suffering from a pre-existing dance injury?
A one-on-one assessment is provided to determine the nature and cause of the injury
A personalized treatment plan is provided to optimize healing and encourage a safe return to dance
Common injuries include Achilles tendonitis, patellofemoral pain syndrome, snapping hip syndrome, posterior ankle impingement
We are here to help!
Whether you are a recreational, professional, or an elite competitive dancer, Danna is here for you. With her extensive training in Dance Rehabilitation, she will provide you with a personalized assessment and treatment plan and help you achieve your goals.
Still not sure? Book a Complementary 10 minute “Ask A Physio” phone call and find out if this is the care you have been looking for.
Contact hello@striveto.ca to schedule.
Fascia needs variety, so try something new!
First do you know what fascia is? Fascia is like a second skin. It is the connective tissue that surrounds, holds and is interwoven around our organs, muscles, tendons, bones and ligaments. To find out why this tissue matters and why we should move creatively, check out Strive Pilates Instructor, Lily McEvenue’s blog post.
In this edition of the Strive eblast, we focus on dancers and the role of preventative exercises to having a successful dance season. Dancer, dance Mom and Physiotherapist, Danna Epstein-Marcus supports healthy dancers with pre-season or pre-point dance assessments. Pilates instructor Lily McEvenue, weights in with the importance of variety for our fascia in this month’s blog post.
Pre-Season and Pre-Pointe for a Safe Return to Dance
Over the past 18 months, dancers have adapted to new ways of training, rehearsing, and performing in the confines of their own homes and smaller spaces. As things slowly return to normal, dancers are returning to the studio and are adjusting to moving in larger spaces with different flooring, new training schedules, styles, and choreography. This time away from the studio can have a significant impact on strength, flexibility, and endurance. Movements that dancers may have excelled at pre-Covid may feel more challenging than expected.
Start off the year with confidence.
Strive Physiotherapist, Danna Epstein-Marcus is offering Pre-Season and Pre-Pointe Screening for dancers to allow a smoother transition back to the studio.
Why participate in a Pre-Season screen?
Goal Setting
- Create personal goals for the dance season
- Eg: improving your splits or your turnout
Education
- Ask questions about injury prevention techniques to ensure a healthy and successful year in the studio including establishing safe warm up and stretching routines, dance specific strength training and conditioning, or ways to manage hypermobility disorders
Develop a personalized program
- Once your goals have been set, an individualized program will be created to meet your personal goals
Identify injury risks to avoid problems before they start
Why participate in Pre-Pointe screening? Determine readiness to start pointe work
- Factors include age, years of dance training, number or hours or dance training per week
Identify injury risks to avoid problems before they start
Suffering from a pre-existing dance injury?
A one-on-one assessment is provided to determine the nature and cause of the injury
A personalized treatment plan is provided to optimize healing and encourage a safe return to dance
Common injuries include Achilles tendonitis, patellofemoral pain syndrome, snapping hip syndrome, posterior ankle impingement
We are here to help!
Whether you are a recreational, professional, or an elite competitive dancer, Danna is here for you. With her extensive training in Dance Rehabilitation, she will provide you with a personalized assessment and treatment plan and help you achieve your goals.
Still not sure? Book a Complementary 10 minute “Ask A Physio” phone call and find out if this is the care you have been looking for.
Contact hello@striveto.ca to schedule.
Fascia needs variety, so try something new!
First do you know what fascia is? Fascia is like a second skin. It is the connective tissue that surrounds, holds and is interwoven around our organs, muscles, tendons, bones and ligaments. To find out why this tissue matters and why we should move creatively, check out Strive Pilates Instructor, Lily McEvenue’s blog post.