Michelina Cassella Kulak, PT: Dance injury prevention and cross training.

by Rachel Marchica | Sep 13, 2020 | Uncategorized

“Stop worrying about what your neighbor is doing, and just think about yourself. Think about the positive goals you are achieving. Dance training is training, and you are never going to be perfect”

In this episode we speak with Michelina Cassella Kulak, PT. Mickey is currently the Senior Dance Specialist at The Micheli Center in Waltham, Massachusetts and has been the director of Physical Therapy at both the Boston Ballet Company and School and Boston Children’s Hospital. In this episode we speak about muscles that are weak or tight in dancers, a proper warmup/cool down, recommended forms of cross training, the importance of rest days, and how to approach dance technique during the adolescent growth spurt.

For further questions or to schedule an appointment with Mickey you can find her information on The Micheli Center Website: https://www.themichelicenter.com/

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Kate Hamilton, PT, DPT: Insights into dealing with dance injuries.

by Rachel Marchica | Aug 28, 2020 | Uncategorized

“At Girl Fit Physical Therapy, it’s really important to us to teach you how to take care of your own body, to understand your own pain or injury, and to know how to prevent that injury from happening.”

In this episode we speak with Kate Hamilton, PT, DPT. Kate is the founder of Girl Fit Physical Therapy in Newton, MA which is dedicated to providing health, wellness, and injury prevention for girls and women. She is also a physical therapist for Team USA Figure Skating and spent several years as a physical therapist on traveling Broadway shows. In this episode we discuss how to deal with a dance injury, safely improving flexibility, the signs of injury, maintaining our mental health and more! 

For further questions or to schedule an appointment with Kate: https://www.girlfitPT.com 

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