Become the Dancer You Were Born to Be Through Specialised Physiotherapy Care Designed for Every Stage of Your Dance Journey
What is Dance Physiotherapy Program?
Our specialised dance physiotherapy program provides comprehensive care for dancers of all ages and styles – from young baby ballerinas to professional dancers. Our expert Physios, accomplished dancers themselves, understand the unique demands of dance and offer expert treatment that goes beyond simple rest periods, focusing on prevention, complete rehabilitation and performance enhancement.
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Why should you consider Dance Physiotherapy?
Dancing places extraordinary demands on your body, and proper physiotherapy care is crucial for maintaining peak performance. We can help you:
- Eliminate pain during dance movements.
- Prevent injury recurrence through proper rehabilitation.
- Build strength and stability for injury prevention.
- Return to dancing with complete confidence.
- Enhance overall performance.
- Access specialised pre-pointe assessments.
- Receive individualised care across all dance styles.
Our Dance Physiotherapy offers:
Comprehensive biomechanical analysis.
Individualised treatment plan.
Regular communication with your dance school to ensure the best care.
Support for all dance styles.
(Ballet, contemporary, jazz, hip hop, pole, lyrical.)
Specialised pre-pointe assessments including:
- Full body strength evaluation.
- Flexibility assessment.
- Control and stability testing.
- Safe progression planning.
Pre-Pointe assessments
Starting to dance en pointe is a rite of passage for any aspiring ballerina and a very exciting time for your child or student. They will be excited but you need to be aware that this is not a normal function of the human foot and you need to make sure they are ready for the demands of dancing on their toes to prevent lifelong injury or pain.
Having a pre-pointe assessment is essential before embarking on this journey.
Physiotherapists experienced in ballet are the best positioned Health Professionals to provide Pre-Pointe Assessments. We will look at the whole body as a system (not just the feet) because your child is about to balance on a shoe platform that is smaller than your palm and this requires a large element of strength and control. It is vital to find any deficits in strength, flexibility or control and improve these before allowing your child or student to safely dance en pointe. Our Pre-Pointe Assessments will take a full biomechanical analysis and functional movement screen of your child. We will advise if they are ready to dance en pointe or not and we will provide a complete pathway to ensure they get there safely.
- Biomechanical analysis
- Functional Movement Screen
- Pathway to ensure successful and confident transition to pointe work
- Comprehensive to prevent lifelong injury or pain
The Dance Physio Program Includes:
- Dance Physio Initial Screening: Initial 60-minute comprehensive assessment.
- Dance Physio Follow-up consultations: Two follow-up consultations of 30 minutes each.
The Pre-Pointe Assessment Includes:
- Pre-Pointe Initial Screening: Initial 60-minute comprehensive assessment.
- Pointe Follow-up consultations: Two follow-up consultations of 30 minutes each.
Our Dance Physiotherapy team remain up to date with the latest research and treatment methods and are members of the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science and is here to support your journey, whether you’re preparing for pointe work or recovering from an injury.
Book a Dance Physiotherapy Assessment now.
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Click “Book an appointment.” Choose practitioner “Emma Horning, Chelsea Andrejic, or Natalie Taylor, Genevieve McManamey” and select “Specialist Appointment”
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