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The Dance Physio Podcast — 149 episodes

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Episode 149: Pathways into Dance Medicine

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Episode 148: How to Navigate Dance Injuries

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Episode 147: Your Questions, Answered - Part 4

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Episode 146: Start Your Season Strong

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Episode 145: Reflections from the Calgary Dance Teacher Expo

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Episode 144: Thinking Beyond RED-S for Dancer Health with Dr Stephanie Potreck

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Episode 143: Balance Training for Dancers

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Episode 142: 5 Things That Could Be Limiting Your Dancer's Flexibility

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Episode 141: Can You Change Your Pointe Range?

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Episode 140: Gripping in Your Quads - What It Actually Means

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Episode 139: The Future of Ballet Education with Austin Crumley

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Episode 138: Red Light Therapy for Healing and Recovery

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Episode 137: The #1 Functional Task Most Dancers Struggle With

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Episode 136: Sever's Disease in Dancers

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Episode 135: When Overtraining Isn't The Issue

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Episode 134: The Best Cross-Training for Dancers

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Episode 133: Things to Consider When Choosing a Studio - From a Dance Physio’s Perspective

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Episode 132: Your Questions, Answered - Part 3

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Episode 131: Calf Injuries in Dance

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Episode 130: Emergency Medical Care in Dance

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Episode 129: Osgood-Schlatter Disease in Dancers

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Episode 128: Shoulder Labral Tears in Dancers

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Episode 127: Relative Energy Deficiency in Dance with Project RED-D

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Episode 126: Extension-Based Back Pain in Dancers: Facet Joint Injuries

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Episode 125: Fuelling for Recovery with Maria Tanielian

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Episode 124: 5 Pillars of Longevity for Adult Dancers

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Episode 123: Extension-Based Back Pain in Dancers: Spondylolysis

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Episode 122: Five Takeaways from the 2026 Winter Olympics

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Episode 121: Exploring Careers in the Dance Industry

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Episode 120: Considerations for Performing When Injured

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Episode 119: Common Challenges in Pointe Shoe Fitting

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Episode 118: Thriving in Audition Season with Caitlin Sloan

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Episode 117: Chondromalacia in Dancers

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Episode 116: Dancing with Scoliosis

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Episode 115: Scoliosis 101 with Andrea Mendoza of The ScoliClinic

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Episode 114: My Treatment Philosophy as a Dance Physiotherapist

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Episode 113: 2026 Word of the Year

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Episode 112: How to Maximize Your Winter Break Training

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Episode 111: Snap, crackle, pop - why do dancer's joints make so much noise?

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Episode 110: 2025 Holiday Gift Guide

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Episode 109: Motor Imagery for Injured Dancers

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Episode 108: Healthy Dancer Canada Conference Recap

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Episode 107: Pelvic Floor Health for Dancers with Dr Brooke Winder

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Episode 106: Pointe Readiness Assessments for Dancers

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Episode 105: Breaking the Binary in Ballet with Anna Morgan

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Episode 104: Hip Dysplasia in Dancers

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Episode 103: Clenching, Gripping and Knuckling: what your dancer's feet can tell you

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Episode 102: Physio Insights for Latin Dancers with Dr. Julieann Berg

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Episode 101: IADMS Annual Conference Recap

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Episode 100: 100th Episode Celebration 🎉

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Episode 99: Helping Dancers Advocate for Themselves in the Studio

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Episode 98: Patellar Tendinopathy in Dancers

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Episode 97: Achilles Tendinopathy in Dancers

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Episode 96: Discussing the Royal Ballet School's Recent Announcement

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Episode 95: Preparing for the New Dance Season

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Episode 94: A Better Way to Teach Flexibility for Dancers

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Episode 93: Building Artistic Athletes with Samuel Downing

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Episode 92: Nervous System Hygiene with Jessica Patching-Bunch

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Episode 91: Reflections from the PAMA International Symposium

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Episode 90: Staying Safe Dancing in the Heat

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Episode 89: Exploring the Science of Dance with Sarah Kenny

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Episode 88: Your Questions, Answered - Part 2

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Episode 87: Shin Splints in Dancers

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Episode 86: Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) in Dancers

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Episode 85: Your Questions, Answered - Part 1

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Episode 84: What to pack for summer intensive - physio edition

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Episode 83: ACL Rehabilitation for Dancers

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Episode 82: ACL Injuries in Sport & Dance

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Episode 81: Foot Health for Dancers with Bri Zborowski

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Episode 80: Footwear for Dancers

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Episode 79: Misconceptions About Turnout in Dance

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Episode 78: How to Stop Gripping in the Hips During Extensions

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Episode 77: The Rehabilitation Continuum

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Episode 76: Optimizing Sleep for Dancers

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Episode 75: Hip Labral Tears in Dancers

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Episode 74: #DanceSmarter with Rosina Andrews

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Episode 73: The Importance of Flooring in Dance

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Episode 72: Competition Countdown. Part 4 - Fuelling for Competition with Jenny Accettura

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Episode 71: Competition Countdown. Part 3: Rest & Recovery for Competitions

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Episode 70: Competition Countdown. Part 2 - Dancer First Aid

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Episode 69: Competition Countdown. Part 1 - Preparing for Competition

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Episode 68: Elevating Dance with Chloey Turner

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Episode 67: Flexor Hallucis Longus (FHL) Injuries in Dance

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Episode 66: Dance: is it art or sport?

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Episode 65: Supporting Neurodivergent Dancers with Jennifer Milner

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Episode 64: Why Stretching Doesn't Always Work

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Episode 63: Dance Anatomy 101

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Episode 62: Word of the Year and Goal Setting for 2025

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Episode 61: Dancer's Fracture

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Episode 60: Winter Break Training Plans for Dancers

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Episode 59: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome in Dancers

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Episode 58: 2024 Holiday Gift Guide

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Episode 57: The Truth About Foot Stretchers

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Episode 56: Dancer's Feet - Form vs Function

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Episode 55: Strength Training for Dancers

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Episode 54: Are You Dance Ready? with Dr. Danelle Dickson

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Episode 53: 4 Ways to Incorporate Dance Science into the Studio

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Episode 52: Reflections on 1 Year of The Dance Physio Podcast

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Episode 51: Snapping Hip Syndrome in Dancers

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Episode 50: Tendonitis in Dancers

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Episode 49: Early Sport Specialization in Dance - Part 2

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Episode 48: Early Sport Specialization in Dance - Part 1

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Episode 47: Return to Dance Pre-Season Training Considerations

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Episode 46: Six Lessons Dance Can Learn From the Olympics

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Episode 45: Continuing Education Options for Dance Teachers

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Episode 44: Strength and Conditioning for Irish Dance with Ellen Waller

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Episode 43: Nerve Glides for Dancers

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Episode 42: Incorporating Science into Dance with Maria Haralambis

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Episode 41: Self Care for Dance Teachers

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Episode 40: Leadership in Dance with Tamara Thompson Levi

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Episode 39: Managing Injuries at a Summer Intensive

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Episode 38: Dance Education as Skills for Life with Lindsay Daniels

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Episode 37: Managing Knee Hyperextension in Dancers

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Episode 36: When is an Injury Actually an Injury in Dance?

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Episode 35: Sprains, Strains and -itis's in Dance

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Episode 34: Syllabus Training in Dance with Astrid Sherman

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Episode 33: Optimizing Rest in the Post Season

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Episode 32: Accommodating Modifications in Dance

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Episode 31: Off Season Training Plans for Dancers

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Episode 30: Regulation in the Dance Industry

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Episode 29: Patellar Dislocations in Dancers

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Episode 28: Growth Plate Injuries in Dancers

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Episode 27: The Use of Ankle Weights in Dance

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Episode 26: Tips for Tapering in Dance

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Episode 25: Stress Fractures in Dancers

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Episode 24: Posterior Ankle Impingement

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Episode 23: Five Cues to Ditch in Dance

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Episode 22: Sitting Out in Dance Class

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Episode 21: Considerations for Summer Intensives

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Episode 20: Ankle Sprains in Dancers

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Episode 19: Pros and Cons of Dance Competitions

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Episode 18: Mindset Tips with The Confident Dancer

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Episode 17: RAMP Up Your Dance Warm Up

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Episode 16: Dancer First Aid

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Episode 15: Adolescent Growth Spurt in Dancers

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Episode 14: Flexibility for Dancers. Part 4 - Active Mobility

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Episode 13: Flexibility for Dancers. Part 3 - The Nervous System's Role in Mobility

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Episode 12: Flexibility for Dancers. Part 2 - The Truth About Overstretching

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Episode 11: Flexibility for Dancers. Part 1 - Flexibility vs Mobility

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Episode 10: Training Load Management for Dancers

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Episode 9: Rest and Recovery for Dancers

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Episode 8: The Truth About Turnout

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Episode 7: Dance Conditioning - Cross-Training vs Supplementary Training

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Episode 6: Periodization in Dance

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Episode 5: Injury Rates in Dance - How Bad Is It?

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Episode 4: Pre-pointe Assessments

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Episode 3: Dance Specific Screening Assessments

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Episode 2: Why Dancers Need Dance Specific Care

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Episode 1: My Journey as a Dance Physiotherapist