Magna Physical Therapy Blog & Resource Center

Stay up to date with the latest physical therapy insights, injury prevention tips, and rehabilitation advice from Magna Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine. Discover expert articles on sports medicine, dance therapy, dry needling, and more in the Farmington Valley area.

June 4, 2019

The X-ray factor revolutionizing the way dancers deal with back pain

This article from Sydney, Australia explores modern research into pain and highlights a new approach to treating back pain in company artists at the Australian Ballet. This approach focuses treatment on the nerves transmitting pain signals.

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May 30, 2019

Dance Talk: Top 10 Nutrition Tips for Dancers

Do you train in nutrition with the same deliberation you train en pointe? Dancers often put a great deal of focus on how they use their bodies but not enough focus on what fuels it.

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April 2, 2019

Controlling Hyperextension

This article covers all things hyperextension! The author is a physiotherapist with 25 years of dance experience and she uses anatomy and examples to explain how and why dancers need to control hyperextension. I'll touch on my favorite points below and I encourage you to read the full article at the link above.

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March 5, 2019

The Powerful Psychological Benefits of Dance

Research is steadily discovering dance can change the way people think and even the health of the brain! This comes right alongside the developing field of dance neuroscience. This author collected insight from several experts who are studying the role which in movement, particularly dance, plays within brain function.

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March 5, 2019

7 Tips to Success in Auditions

This article is geared towards pre-professional dancers getting ready to audition for professional companies. The author has excellent points on what dancers should keep in mind and what to avoid.

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February 2, 2019

Are you Warm Enough to Start Dancing?

Dr. Meagan Robichaud and Dr. Laura Fetko spent a weekend at the CT Classic where they offered a parents seminar and then provided injury consultations for the dancers during the competition!

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