Dance Physio Newcastle

Why Dancers & Performing Artists Need Physiotherapy

Dancers, aerialists, gymnasts, and other performing artists place strange and wonderful demands on their bodies. Often they forget that these amazing things can be far outside the normal function of our bodies.

This is why you need someone who understands the demands of your discipline to help.

If you seek out help for pain doing any part of your discipline and receive the advice “well just don’t do that”, that is not good enough! Come see Dani at Edgeworth Physiotherapy.

We service the greater Newcastle area and really understand the mechanics of your art and can help you get back to doing what you love.

Book online *new* by choosing Performing Arts Physio, to view Dani's appointments, or call the clinic.

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What Problems Dance Physio Can Help With?

We Can Help With A Wide Range Of Performing Arts Injuries And Problems, Including:

Posture
Flexibility, including areas that seem “stuck”
Foot and ankle injuries and overuse pains
Point range (ability to point the toes and ankle far enough, in a good alignment)
Turn out range and control (in all directions)
Knee pain
Hip pain, impingement, labral tears, and clicking
Low back pain
Shoulder pain, particularly for aerial artists who do a lot of overhead work
Low back pain, especially with jumping and backbends
Breathing issues and core control
Pre-pointe preparation and testing
And much more!

Girl Hanging Exercise — Newcastle, NSW — Edgeworth Physiotherapy

Meet Dani - Physio for Performing Artists

Dani is one of our senior physios, with over 10 years experience. Dani completed her Bachelor of Physiotherapy at the University of Newcastle, finishing in 2011. Her primary love is pole dance, having trained pole for 10 years and taught for most of that time.

She also has personal and professional experience with dance (ballet), aerials (silks and lyra), partner acrobatics, gymnastics (especially rings), handstands, contortion and more!

Dani is currently studying a Masters of Performing Arts Medicine through UCL. She has completed many other courses, including with renowned dance physios Lisa Howell (The Ballet Blog) and Sue Mayes (Australian Ballet). She also has presented many lectures and courses here at Edgeworth, in dance studios, and online, including for dance teachers, dance students, and pole dancers and aerialists. Dani has an abundance of knowledge and skills that she is keen to use to help the dance community.

Pre-Pointe Screening

Pre-pointe screening and preparation is ideally started 3-6 months before your teacher is looking to place you en pointe. They are also useful as a check in before starting a full time dance program and when returning en pointe after an injury or break from training for any reason.

Students should expect a home exercise program, formulated to help them improve on any areas that they are struggling with. Students and parents should expect a minimum of 2 sessions before the student is cleared to go en pointe, but often 3+ sessions are required.

We aim to make the transition en pointe easier, safer, and less painful. Remember that going en pointe is not a normal body function, so we must be in peak condition, with great body awareness, to achieve it safely.

After each session we will send a report to the dance teacher detailing things the student must work on to safely progress. If you have any questions about dance and performing arts physiotherapy services, please give us a call on 02 4950 6200!