Assessing & Treating Dancers and Artistic Athletes
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Week 1: Introduction to dance injuries
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Week 1 Resources
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Dance is...
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Barb Leese
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Dance Science and Medicine
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Why an Interest in Dance Injuries?
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Dancers and Pain
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Dr. Tanya Berg - Dance Culture and Pain
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How ballerinas dance through pain
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Risk of Injury
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What Can We Do?
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Week 1 Feedback
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Week 2 - Managing dancers and artistic athletes in the clinic
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Week 2 Resources
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Clinical History
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Clinical Exam
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Art of Rehabilitation
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Return to Dance
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Intro to Concussions in Dance
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Concussion Assessment
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Concussion Treatment Planning for Dancers
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The Pit Crew
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Nutrition for Dancers
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Snack Strategy
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Week 2 Questions
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Week 2 Feedback
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Week 3 - Preseason screening
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Week 3 Resources
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Introduction to Pointe
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Important Considerations
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Pre-Pointe Objective Tests
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Pre-Pointe Assessment
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Mid-Session Questions
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To Screen or Not to Screen
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Why Are You Screening?
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Dance Specific Screening Program
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Functional Tests Part 1
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Functional Tests Part 2
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Functional Tests Part 3
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Closing Questions
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Week 3 Feedback
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Week 4 - Hypermobility
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Week 4 Resources
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Defining Mobility
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Clinical Presentation
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Clinical Assessment
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Diagnosis
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Treatment and Physical Rehabilitation
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Exercise Demonstrations
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Medical Aspects of Hypermobility in the Dancer
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Hypermobility Disorders
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Comorbidities
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Questions Part 1
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Questions Part 2
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Week 4 Final Questions
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Week 4 Feedback
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Week 5 - The foot & ankle
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Week 5 Resources
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Week 5 Introduction
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Anatomy of the Foot
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Freiberg's and Cuboid Syndromes
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Hallux Valgus / Bunions
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Trigonum and Anterior/Posterior Impingement
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Achilles
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Apophysitis
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Tendinopathy
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MTSS, Ankle Sprains, and Foot Rehab
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Flooring and Footwear
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Week 5 Conclusion
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Week 5 Questions
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Week 5 Feedback
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Week 6 - The hip & knee
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Week 6 Resources
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Week 6 Introduction
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The Story of My Hip - Barbara Leese
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Neuromuscular Training in Dance - Karen Sudds
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Summary and Questions
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The Hip
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The Competitive Dancer's Hip
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More Hip Conditions for Dancers
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The Dancer Experience: Psoas Tear - Selene Guerrero-Trujillo
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Ishchial Tuberosity and Turnout
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The Knee
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Exercise, Treatment, and Conclusion
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Closing Questions Week 6
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Week 6 Feedback
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Week 7 - The pelvic floor
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Week 7 Resources
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Week 7 Introduction
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A Dancer's Perspective - Nathaniel Dolquist
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What is the Pelvic Floor?
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Pelvic Floor Conditions and Complications
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Pelvic Floor Anatomy and Treatment
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A Dancer's Story with Pregnancy - Rebekah Rimsay
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Pelvic Floor Exercises
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New Research in Pelvic Floor Rehab - Brooke Winder
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Dancers and Incontinence
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Wrapping Up and Questions
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Closing Questions Week 7
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Week 7 Feedback
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Week 8 - The Strong Dancer
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Week 8 Resources
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Week 8 Introduction
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How Strengthening Affected My Career as a Professional Ballet Dancer - Isabella Gasparini
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The Performing Athlete
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Breathing
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Balance and Turnout
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Mobility
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Strengthening the Hypermobile Ballet Dancer - Erica Horwood
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The Science of Strength
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Program Delivery
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Exercises Part 1
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Exercises Part 2
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Exercises Part 3
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Exercises Part 4
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Conclusion
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Week 8 Feedback
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Clinic forms
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Patient-Specific Functional Scale
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Pre-Pointe Assessment
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Pre-Season Screening & Clinical Assessment
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Diagnostic criteria for hEDS
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Five-Part Questionnaire for Hypermobility & Beighton Scale Scoresheet
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Lower Limb Assessment Score Scoresheet
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Handouts, programs & education
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Activity modification letter for return to dance
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Return to dance - Concussion protocol
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The Dallas Protocol for POTS
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Dance Bag essentials: foot care 101
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Pointe Shoe Sewing Guide
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Return to Jump Program
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FIFA 11+ Dance - Program handout
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Additional video content
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Review of the five ballet positions
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Révision des cinq positions de ballet
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The only boy in the room
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Mental health in dancers
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The foot in dance
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Dance shoes
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Ballet shoes
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Pointe shoes; sewing & breaking in
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The Surgeon's Perspective
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Additional resources
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Links to Pivot Dancer resource packages
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Dance medicine resources & associations
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Glossary of dance terms (APTA)
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Glossary of dance terms - Hip Hop (APTA)
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Learn more about concussions
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Research articles - Hypermobility
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The NSCA's Basics of Strength and Conditioning Manual