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ASK THE PHYSIO | Handling Hydration

Health & Wellbeing 4 Apr, 2018

The Importance of Hydration How to manage your water intake  by Sally Harrison, Perfect Form Physiotherapy Water: It is one of the basic components of the body, and crucial to sustaining life. Therefore, I will address the important topic of hydration for the dancer and elite performer… Read Article

Ask The Physio | What to Do when You’re Not Dancing

Health & Wellbeing 15 Mar, 2018

Sally Harrison[/caption] Keeping in Shape In-Between Jobs What kind of exercises should I be doing when not dancing? by Sally Harrison, Perfect Form Physiotherapy I recently saw a patient in clinic who had developed shin pain. She was a professional dancer that was in-between jobs and… Read Article

ASK THE PHYSIO | Foot and Ankle Injury

Health & Wellbeing 30 Aug, 2017

Mirror Box Therapy Returning to dance after injury to the foot and ankle by tricking your brain! by Sally Harrison, Perfect Form Physiotherapy After an injury to the ankle/foot complex we can be left with a foot that feels tighter, painful or even disconnected to the body. Despite active… Read Article

Ask the Physio | Using Ice

Health & Wellbeing 2 Aug, 2017

Should you use ice on your injuries?  by Sally Harrison, Perfect Form Physiotherapy Ice has always been the number one go to when we have an acute injury, but is it the best option? We are all familiar with the concept of R.I.C.E. – being Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation. This is t… Read Article

Ask The Physio … Problem Hips

Health & Wellbeing 1 Nov, 2016

Tight at the front of your hips? Do your hips Click or Clunk? Try this 10 minute programme that your hips will love by Sally Harrison from Perfect Form Physio The dancers hip is subject to even more demand than the average Joe. In normal circumstances, our hips are designed to move us in the sa… Read Article

ASK THE PHYSIO … Feet First

Health & Wellbeing 13 Jun, 2016

Getting the most from your feet … a 10 minute program that your feet will love by Sally Harrison from Perfect Form Physiotherapy Your feet are the primary connection with your body to the ground, and therefore, information about your external environment. Even under normal circu… Read Article

Ask the Physio… Spine Flexibility

Health & Wellbeing 16 Feb, 2016

Using the foam roller to improve flexibity of the spine by Sally Harrison from Perfect Form Physiotherapy Use of the foam roller for self treatment is called self myofascial release (SMR).  It is a form of self-massage used to increase flexibility, joint range of motion and decrease un… Read Article

Ask the Physio… Spondylolithesis

Health & Wellbeing 3 Jan, 2016

Lower Back Pain and Spondylolisthesis by Sally Harrison form Perfect Form Physiotherapy Although the experience of low back pain can be the result of a multitude of reasons, one possibility is that of a ‘spondy’. This particular presentation is more common in the younger population of… Read Article

Ask the Physio … Hip Flexors

Health & Wellbeing 2 Dec, 2015

Stretching those Hip Flexors by Sally Harrison from Perfect Form Physiotherapy The hip flexors, as the name suggests, flex or bend the hip (as when lifting the leg off the ground). They also have the ability to pull the pelvis forward and arch the back when standing or sitting. They also ha… Read Article

Ask the Physio … Training Turnout

Health & Wellbeing 5 Nov, 2015

Training Turn Out … a brief guide for dancers by Sally Harrison from Perfect Form Physiotherapy Every dancer desires a natural, wide turn-out from the hips. High kicks, strong turn-out, centering and core control – these are just a few of the things that today’s dancer is se… Read Article