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    • Apr 22

    A Dancer’s Mental Wellness: Through the Eyes of a PT, Dance Educator, and Dancer

    Written by Dr. Laura Fetko PT, DPT Many of you may not know that I received my undergraduate degree in dance. I am a choreographer, an...
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    • Jan 20

    Achilles Tendinitis in Dancers

    Written by Dr. Laura Fetko, PT, DPT What is Achilles tendonitis? It is an over-use injury of the tendon that attaches the calf muscle to...
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    • Nov 19, 2021

    Kinesiology Taping for Dancers

    Written and Filmed by Dr. Meagan Robichaud, PT, DPT Kinesiology taping has been around for years in practice but really became more...
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    • Oct 22, 2021

    How's your Turnout? A Dancers Guide to Alignment

    Written by Dr. Laura Fetko, PT, DPT Raise of hands, how many of us have forced our turnout to attain that beautiful aesthetic of an 180...
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    How's your Turnout? A Dancers Guide to Alignment
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    • Aug 20, 2021

    The Benefits of Cross-Training to Prevent Injuries in Dancers

    Written by Dr. Laura Fetko, PT, DPT Fact or Fiction? Dancers should not participate in any other activities besides dance because this...
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    The Benefits of Cross-Training to Prevent Injuries in Dancers
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    • Mar 19, 2021

    Preventative Exercises for the Acro Dancer

    Written By: Dr. Brianne M Dwyer, PT, DPT Acro over the years has been gaining in popularity, specifically with the competition dancers I...
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    • Jan 22, 2021

    The Importance of Sleep for Dancers

    Written by Dr. Meagan Robichaud, PT, DPT It’s no secret that beauty rest is easily the most important and essential part of our day for...
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    • Nov 20, 2020

    Snapping Hip Syndrome & Back Pain

    Written by Meagan Robichaud, PT, DPT What is Snapping Hip Syndrome? Have you ever noticed an audible “clicking” or “snapping” in the...
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    • Oct 23, 2020

    Overuse Injuries in Dance

    Written by Dr. Brianne M. Dwyer, PT, DPT When it comes to musculoskeletal injuries in the dance world, there are two types: traumatic and...
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    Overuse Injuries in Dance
    Magna Physical Therapy
    • Sep 18, 2020

    Pointe Readiness

    Written by: Dr. Meagan K. Robichaud, PT, DPT There comes a time for every young ballet dancer to be gifted the opportunity to finally...
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    • Aug 21, 2020

    Phasing Back to Dance

    Written by Dr. Meagan K. Robichaud, PT, DPT As the world starts to slowly open back up for business, we are starting to see many dancers...
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    • Jul 24, 2020

    Using This Time Wisely

    Written by Dr. Brianne M. Dwyer, PT, DPT With the pandemic rising and falling all over the country, one group of individuals continues to...
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    • Jun 19, 2020

    Dance Conditioning in Quarantine

    How to stay performance and studio ready…when there’s no performance or studio Written by Dr. Brianne Dwyer, PT, DPT There are a...
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