The assessment and management of adolescent dancers for prepointe readiness and preprofessional training
Provided by Australian Physiotherapy Association
Relevant for: Physiotherapy
About this course
A course aimed at physiotherapists focusing on assessing and managing adolescent dancers as they prepare for pointe work and preprofessional training. Topics include relevant adolescent development, dance alignment and technique, biomechanics and common injuries of the foot/ankle, hip, pelvis and spine, and dance-specific measurement and prepointe assessment procedures.
Topics: danceadolescent healthinjury managementinjury preventionbiomechanicspointe readinessmusculoskeletal assessment
Techniques: dance assessmentprepointe assessmentmeasurementexercise prescription