Remedial Massage Therapy for Dancers

Ballet Dancer feet needs massage therapy

The Benefits of Remedial Massage Therapy for Dancers The art of dance is so highly praised for its level of physical discipline, training and seemingly effortless performance. The amount of muscle and endurance training that goes into becoming a dancer is extremely difficult work, but not only that, the strength and skill required to make…

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3 Surprisingly Easy Steps to Improve Your Flexibility

Shoulder Injury

Do you want to increase your flexibility but finding stretching just isn’t working as well as you thought it would? Maybe you need to work on your neural mobility. I recently treated a 14 year old dancer from one of the local Gungahlin dance schools who’d experience pain when attempting the front splits.   On…

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Dancers: How to Fix a Clicking Hip – Snapping Hip Syndrome

Ballet Dancer

At Sport & Spinal Physiotherapy we treat young dancers from the local Gungahlin community and beyond. We have dancers from as far as Junee who come and have assessments and treatment for their dance-related injuries. A common complaint is the hip that clicks and this is known as Snapping Hip Syndrome. These clicks and other…

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