The Dance Docs

Aug 11 2022 5
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Sparked by questions from the treatment table and a love for helping dancers better understand their bodies, host Dr. Kat Bower PT sits down with professionals from the dance medicine community to tackle your questions. Whether you are a health-conscious dancer, a teacher, a dance medicine professional, or anyone in between the dance docs want to inspire, educate and fuel your dance journey.

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Setting up a Successful Season

Aug 11 2022 61 mins  
Hello and welcome to another episode of The Dance Docs. This week Dr Davenport and I put our heads together to come up with tips for starting the season off right. From at home screening and some of our favorite exercises, to thoughts on general health and wellness this episode should help you to identify how to set your upcoming season up for success. We had a great time planning

Yoga for Dancers

Jul 07 2022 64 mins  
On this weeks episode of The Dance Docs I sit down with Nicole Stalker. Nicole is a dancer with Miami City Ballet and a yoga instructor. She and I discussed at how a yoga practice can be beneficial for a dancer, why it can be a great form of cross training, as well as how a yoga instructor may be able to develop or modify a class for dancer. She brings her wealth of knowledge as a

So You Want To Run

Jun 10 2022 61 mins  
On this week's episode of The Dance Docs I sit down with Dr. Caitlin Alexander PT. Caitlin and I connected a few years ago through a mutual friend and we quickly bonded over our past history as dancers and current love for triathlon. She has helped me through many of my own injuries and I am so thrilled to sit down with her to discuss running for dancers. Caitlin is a wealth o

Should Dancers Cross Condition?

May 26 2022 58 mins  
As the dance season is winding down and we move into the summer months I always get lots of questions surrounding off season conditioning. Questions like What conditioning should I be doing? How many days should I be working out? Is running the best way for me to get cardio in? And the list continues. On this week’s Episode of The Dance Docs I sit down with Dr. Kathleen Davenport

The Foot Bones Connected to the Hip Bone

May 12 2022 56 mins  
On this week’s episode of The Dance Docs I am joined by Jay DIcharry PT out of Oregon. While Jay may be known in the running community for his book Running Rewired, he has spent plenty of time working with dancers, and has an in-depth knowledge of lower extremity kinematics. He helps to paint an understanding of how the foot and hip function together and can independently work as

Understanding Energy Deficiency in Dance

Apr 28 2022 50 mins  
On Today’s episode I am joined by Dr. Emily Kraus who is a sports medicine physician out of Stanford. Emily is the Director of the Stanford Female Athlete Science and Translational Research program, known as FASTR. The FASTR program seeks to help close the gender gap in sports science research with an emphasis on early identification and interventions to prevent injury and identi

Taboo Topics: Pain, Weight, and High School

Apr 14 2022 61 mins  
On this week’s episode of The Dance Docs Dr. Davenport and I sat down to discuss some popular but unpopular topics such as when to use pain theories when treating patients, why are we still taking weight on screening tools, and is it worth the risk for a dancer with a history of injuries to attend a performing arts high school? We thought it was important to start answering some

Footwear to Preserve Your Body and Passion- Meet Apolla

Mar 31 2022 50 mins  
We are rounding out this months episodes on shoes with a conversation from one of the founders and owners of Apolla performance Kaycee. Kaycee and I sat down to discuss Apolla Socks, the science behind their products and the greater impact that they are creating in the dance community, including being our primary sponsor for this season. If you have not heard or checked out Apolla

To The Pointe...Shoe

Mar 17 2022 50 mins  
On this weeks Episode of The Dance Docs I sit down with pointe shoe fitter and owner of The Pointe Shop Josephine Lee to talk about pointe shoes. Whether you want to know a little more about how a pointe shoe should fit, what to consider when going into a fitting or what’s up with padding and ribbon’s these days this episode is for you. I hope that this episode leaves you wanti

If The Shoe Fits

Mar 03 2022 57 mins  
Hello and welcome back to The Dance Docs! During an early episode Dr. Davenport and I mentioned how much we love talking about shoes, and many people responded that they wanted to know more. So on this week's episode Dr. Davenport and I sat down to discuss all things shoes and answer a few listener questions. We cover a wide range from sneakers to dance shoes, running shoes to