Just as with all healthcare providers, it can be difficult to find the perfect fit. In addition to being educated in their field, most people want a provider they can relate to, a provider they can open up to, a [...]

Welcome back to the dancer blog. Last week we began our discussion on why it’s so hard for healthcare providers to understand dancers. We looked at dance as an industry and all the aspects of dance that make it incredibly [...]

If you are a parent, you have probably been told by your child’s pediatrician that you should be helping your child spend time each day in “tummy time”, but has anyone ever explained what this is or why this is [...]

Welcome back to the Dancer Blog. This week we’re gonna switch things up a bit. We started this blog by discussing why it is so hard for dancers to find a good healthcare provider. Check out Part 1 and Part [...]

Pain is fascinating. It is your body's way of telling you something is wrong. With regard to the neuromusculoskeletal system that could be tissue damage, nerve irritation or joint dysfunction. It could even be a combination of all of these things. [...]

About six years ago, back when I was working for Princess Cruise Lines. I was dancing on a ship called the Emerald Princess. The Emerald sailed all throughout the Mediterranean and was easily my favorite contract to work on as [...]

Welcome back to the Dancer Blog! This week we’re going to be discussing partnering in dance. Specifically, how to partner. Growing up in dance I was pretty lucky. My studio actually had a number of male dancers, as many as [...]

About 12 years ago my best friend and then dance partner was sitting in a hospital room. She had just undergone surgery on both of her ankles to repair fraying that had occurred along her Achilles tendons. She woke up [...]

Our office is honored to care for so many pregnant and postpartum women from around the Rochester, NY community. Although our specialty is the treatment of pregnancy and postpartum related neuromusculoskeletal conditions, we also speak with our patients about a [...]

Welcome back to the Dancer Blog! This week, we’re going to be wrapping up our three part mini-series on stretching and flexibility! To do that, I want to talk about how strength plays into flexibility and how both are essential [...]

Very often, we have patients tell us that they were diagnosed by a health care provider with a “slipped” disc, bulging disc, herniated disc, *insert scary adjective* disc. But just as often as they tell us that, most have no [...]

Welcome back to the Dancer blog! Last week we discussed oversplits and the harmful effects they have on a dancer’s body. This week, we’re talking about the difference between stretching and warming up. A lot of dancers tend to approach [...]