Special Topics in Dance Medicine
Join us for this continuing education class intended for PTs, PTAs, ATCs, and SPTs with prior experience in dance medicine. Topics to be announced at a later date. Email admin@atlantadancemedicine.com for details.
Atlanta Day of Dancer Health
All professional dancers are invited to join us for this Day of Dancer Health. The event will be health fair style, and will include a musculoskeletal screen developed by Dance/USA Task Force on Dancer Health. There will be physical therapists, athletic trainers, physicians, mental health professionals, dietitians, fitness professionals, massage therapists, and representatives from dance service organizations, including Dance ATL. This event is free to the Atlanta dance community. Donations are greatly appreciated to offset the cost of hosting the event. Please click on image to RSVP by MONDAY, June 5th.
Bookhout Seminars Thoracic Spine and Rib Course
For phsycical therapist familiar with Michigan State and/or IPA osteopathic and muscle energy techniques. Email admin@atlantadancemedicine.com for details.
Dance Medicine Essentials Course
Dance Medicine Essentials is designed to provide healthcare and dance medicine professionals with the most up-to-date clinical knowledge and skills necessary for the treatment of injury and management of health in a dancer population. This course will discuss the diagnosis, work-up, and treatment (both non-operative and operative) for injuries commonly seen in dancers. This course will also discuss additional healthcare concerns, including nutrition and mental health, that are relevant in the diagnosis, treatment and management of the dancer. Additionally, it will provide skills for the treatment of common dance injuries that practitioners can utilize immediately within the scope of their practice. Overall, Dance Medicine Essentials will provide knowledge on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of dance injury that will allow dance medicine professionals to assist in the global improvement in health-related outcomes in a dancer population.
This course is approved for 14.5 CEU hours through APTA of Georgia.
Registration Fees:
$600 PTs
$500 SPTs, ATCs, and PTAs
**$50 early bird discount if you register by March 1st, 2022.
Day for Dancer Health
This all-day event is based on a model created by Dance/USA that has taken place in several cities across the county and now we bring it to Atlanta!
Atlanta Dance Medicine’s physical therapists and an array of additional leading health care professionals will provide 50 dance artists with physical and mental health screenings, nutritional assessments, and local referrals completely free of charge.
Dance Medicine Essentials
Dance Medicine Essentials is designed to provide healthcare practitioners and with current clinical knowledge and skills necessary for the treatment of injury and management of health in a dancer population. This course will discuss diagnosis and treatment of common injuries, provide skills for assessment and treatment, and discuss holistic management strategies for dancers, including nutrition and mental health.
