DANCE PHYSIOTHERAPY

Bodycentric understands the requirements of Dancers. We have extensive experience and are passionate in the treatment, rehabilitation and prehabilitation of professional and pre-professional Performers, including touring Ballet Companies, Musical Theatre Companies working with Performance Medicine and the Adelaide Fringe Festival.

We offer:

• Dance Assessment / Injury prevention screening - These assessments are essential for any dancer regardless of age or level. We analyse your dance technique, assess and measure areas such as foot and core control, turnout and hip strength, posture and flexibility. We prescribe personalised exercises according to our findings to prevent injury and optimise performance.

  * Will require an Initial Assessment Consult - 45 minutes.

• Pre-Pointe Assessments - Due to the variability in growth rates of girls in the 11 – 14 year age group (when most girls start en pointe) age cannot be depended on to determine readiness for pointe. In our Pre-Pointe Assessment, we evaluate if the dancer is ready for pointe work via the assessment of areas such as foot and ankle strength, flexibility, postural control and turnout range. This will establish whether it is safe to progress onto pointe. We prescribe personalised exercises according to our findings, preventing injury and enhancing technique.

  * Will require an Initial Assessment Consult - 45 minutes.

• Dance Injury Treatment, Rehabilitation & Conditioning - We treat, support and condition the body regarding all types of  dance related injuries and overuse issues. We utilise Real Time Ultrasound if required, to assess and retrain muscles and prescribe personalised exercises to prevent injury and optimise dance performance.

  * Will require an Initial Assessment Consult - 45 minutes.

• Tertiary Dance Assessments - A Tertiary Dance Assessment is a pre-requisite in the application process for entry into many Australian and overseas dance schools, including WAAPA, Queensland University, Victorian College of the Arts and all New Zealand colleges. We assess a student’s readiness to undertake a full time dance course or career.

  * Will require an Initial Assessment Consult 45 minutes.

• Dance & Ballet Conditioning and Rehabilitation Classes - Offered as a 1:1 Private or a small group.
  * Will require an Initial Assessment Consult - 45 minutes.

• Dry Needling and Cupping are utilised if required, as part of the treatment method in your appointment.