Module I: Concepts of Dance Medicine
Prerequisite
Module I is a prerequisite for Modules II, III and IV
Offered
April 14th and 15th, 2012
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program, the participant will be able to:
- Understand the healing process of the various tissues that are commonly injured in dancers and how to integrate this information into the rehabilitation process.
- Describe the growth and development issues of the dancer throughout their lifespan and how it influences the rehabilitation of injuries.
- Identify the unique health, environmental and choreographic concerns that affect the performing dancer.
- Conduct a basic dance technique evaluation (based on healthy alignment) and give corrective cues and exercises for dysfunctional movement patterns/alignment.
- Identify abnormal gait patterns in dancers and teach strategies to correct the gait cycle.
- Implement a wellness program for dancers.
Schedule for 2012
Saturday April 14th, 2012
| 8:00-8:30AM | Course registration |
| 8:30-9:00AM | Introduction/Overview |
| 9:00-11:00AM | Adolescent Dancer |
| 11:00-11:15AM | Break |
| 11:15AM-12:30PM | Young Adult/Mature Dancer |
| 12:30-1:30PM | Lunch |
| 1:30-3:30PM | Musculoskeletal Tissues and Injury |
| 3:30-3:45PM | Break |
| 3:45-5:45PM | Musculoskeletal Tissues and Injury |
| 5:45-7:30PM | Dinner Break |
| 8:00-10:00PM | Dance Performance |
Sunday April 15th, 2012
| 8:30-10:30AM | Dance Technique and Assessement |
| 10:30-10:45AM | Break |
| 10:45AM-12:00PM | Importance of Gait in Dancers |
| 12:00-1:00PM | Lunch |
| 1:00-3:00PM | Dance Wellness Strategies/Prevention/Intervention |
| 3:00-3:15PM | Break |
| 3:15-4:30PM | Dance Wellness Continued |
| 4:30-5:00PM | Q&A/Closing Comments |
