Wellness Professionals
Episode 27: What is Acupuncture?
Acupuncture can help speed healing, improve sleep, ameliorate anxiety, reduce inflammation and so much more. Learn how this ancient, eastern form of medicine can help dancers enhance their wellbeing and performance in Episode 27: What is Acupuncture with Megan Richardson, MS, Dip Ac, LAc, ATC, who has been treating dancers for almost two decades and currently works at Harkness Center for Dance Injury at NYU Langone Health.
Episode 2: What's a Success Coach and Wellness Mentor?
After a successful career as a ballet dancer, Elizabeth Sullivan now helps other dancers achieve their dreams—without stepping foot in the studio. She teaches dancers to breakdown goals, be aware of their feelings, and advocate for their needs. Learn how Elizabeth helps improve the performance and wellbeing of dancers, while they sit on the couch in their pajamas and chat on the phone!
Episode 63: Finding the Shoe that Fits
Finding the right pointe shoe is a dynamic process that depends on a number of factors. Fitters look at the shape of your foot, your technique, your strength and consider your personal preferences and feedback from your dance teachers and medical providers. All of these elements can evolve with time and affect your shoe choice. Pointe shoe fitter, Josephine Lee, joins us on episode 63 of DanceWell Podcast for a lively discussion about how she synthesizes all these factors and collaborates with each dancer to find the shoe that fits.
Episode 10: Treating Mind and Body with Zero Balancing
Zero Balancing is described as, “a mind-body therapy that uses skilled touch to address the relationship between energy and structure within the body.” (www.zerobalancing.com/about) Paula Macali, who has worked with dancers in various capacities throughout her career, explains more about the key principals of Zero Balancing and how she uses this form of bodywork to help dancers achieve greater function and wellbeing.
Doctors of Osteopathy (DO’s) are fully licensed physicians who favor preventative medicine and minimally invasive treatments. Additionally, all DO’s are taught how to treat ailments with their hands. In Episode 30: Hands on Medicine, Dr. Stasia Blyskal, DO, explains how she uses her hands to help dancers and why sometimes, less is more.
Episode 26: Chiropractics for Dancers
On Episode 26, we talk do Dr. Carrie Skony DC, CCSP on chiropractics for dancers. We discuss high-velocity, low-amplitude thrusts - or joint manipulations - common injuries seen in younger dancers, the importance of a collaborative effort between health-care practitioner and dance teacher, and what sets chiropractors apart from other health-care professionals.