The Dance Physio Podcast

Episode 153: Creating a Healthy Team Culture with Dr Chelsea Pierotti

On the podcast, we spend a lot of time talking about the physical health of dancers. This week's podcast shifts gears just a little bit to focus more on the mental s

Episode 152: The Benefits of Dance for Adult Populations

Dance has powerful health benefits, especially for adult populations. In this episode, we dive into the physical benefits, the mental & cognitive benefits and the social

Episode 151: Strength Training vs Dance Specific Training for Dancers

Most people within the dance industry are now starting to understand and accept the importance of strength training for dancers. But a lot of what we see presented as &ap

Episode 150: Knee Meniscus Injuries in Dancers

In this episode we discuss all things related to meniscus injuries in dance. You'll learn what the meniscus is, why it's important for the function of the knee,

Episode 149: Pathways into Dance Medicine

More and more dancers are interested in careers in and around dance medicine, but relatively little information exists about pathways into these careers. In this episode,

Episode 148: How to Navigate Dance Injuries

Unfortunately injuries are a common occurrence in the dance industry, but knowing what to do when one occurs can make an uncertain or scary situation a bit more manageabl

Episode 147: Your Questions, Answered - Part 4

Back by popular demand, another Q&A style episode.  In part 4 of this series, we tackle questions like  How to best implement strength training into your studio schedul

Episode 146: Start Your Season Strong

The start of the new dance season is just around the corner, and with it comes an increase in early season dance injuries. On this week's episode we're discussi

Episode 145: Reflections from the Calgary Dance Teacher Expo

A bit of a different podcast episode this week as I've recently returned from the Calgary Dance Teacher Expo and I wanted to share some of the my experience and refl

Episode 144: Thinking Beyond RED-S for Dancer Health with Dr Stephanie Potreck

In this week's podcast episode, I am fortunate to sit down with Dr Stephanie Potreck from AusDancersOverseas. Dr. Potreck is a sports nutritionist and expert in the

Episode 143: Balance Training for Dancers

Balance is a complex task that requires skilled practice, especially at the level required by dancers. Simply standing on one leg in a static passé or relevé position is

Episode 142: 5 Things That Could Be Limiting Your Dancer's Flexibility

It’s no secret that the demands for flexibility have increased in the dance world in recent years. But what about those students who seem to hit a flexibility plateau so

Episode 141: Can You Change Your Pointe Range?

A common goal amongst dancers is wanting to improve their pointe range or their arch. But is this actually possible? In this episode, we dive into the factors that are in

Episode 140: Gripping in Your Quads - What It Actually Means

This past week there was a major dance media outlet that published an article and social media post with some problematic language around 'gripping in the quads&apos

Episode 139: The Future of Ballet Education with Austin Crumley

On this week's episode, I'm joined by ballet educator, mentor and founder of Ballet Reeducation - Austin Crumley. We discuss his journey from professional dance

Episode 138: Red Light Therapy for Healing and Recovery

The concept of light as a healing element has been around for thousands of years, but it's only been recently that Red Light Therapy has become a popular modality fo

Episode 137: The #1 Functional Task Most Dancers Struggle With

Functional tasks, or fundamental movement patterns, are movements that lay the foundation for more complicated movement patterns. They are often considered essential move

Episode 136: Sever's Disease in Dancers

Sever's Disease is a common cause of heel pain in growing adolescent dancers. Probably more aptly named a condition rather than a disease, Sever's is inflammati

Episode 135: When Overtraining Isn't The Issue

Training loads and overtraining are often cited as one of the top reasons dancers get injured. And they are certainly a large contributor to dance injuries, especially ov

Episode 134: The Best Cross-Training for Dancers

It's that time of year when dancers are starting to think about summer training plans, and I'm getting a lot of questions about what the 'best' cross-