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with ・・・Dancers, Dance Teachers, Dance Physical Therapists, Personal Trainers…Join us this summer to expand your move...
05/31/2022

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Dancers, Dance Teachers, Dance Physical Therapists, Personal Trainers…

Join us this summer to expand your movement practice,
your teaching practice, and/or
your clinical practice.

Join us from anywhere in the globe for a virtual workshop…or we’d love to see you in Los Angeles or Denver

Links in our profile to REGISTER for our Workshops ☀️

10/26/2021

Our IADMS presentation is now available for members on the Sugarfoot website. I loved being apart of this presentation and sharing information to other dance professionals and dancers.
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our movement session for is now on our site!

SFT members can view the video recording of our presentation, along with the pdf of the written workout.

As Katie demonstrates the exercises, Dr. Traci Ferguson and Dr. Nick Cutri explain clinical justifications and applications for using these exercises and this thought process.

Sharing with the hopes of helping and inspiring. 🙏

Such a great IADMS conference so far! I wish we could have presented for you all in person!
10/22/2021

Such a great IADMS conference so far! I wish we could have presented for you all in person!

with ・・・This year we have all faced some extraordinary challenges & now as we enter the holidays, which can be an exc...
11/20/2020

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This year we have all faced some extraordinary challenges & now as we enter the holidays, which can be an exciting & stressful time, we are starting to see the effects of burnout & stress in our patients.

I want to highlight the effects that stress can have on the pain & healing response & provide a couple of resources for stress management through breathing & mindfulness that that can help calm the nervous system & provide a better prospective to your physical recovery.

The Stress Response will trigger a Physiological Response that leads to muscle weakness, fatigue, slower healing times & reduced immunity. It will also trigger a Psychological Response that can lead to increased anticipation of pain, prolonged Fight or Flight state, maladaptive response to pain experiences & false avoidance of activities. 

This Stress Cycle can lead to slower injury recovery, more frequent flares up in pain, & resting pain without a mechanical stressor. 

Reference for Flowchart
K. Soloweig, V. Mason, D. Upton. Review of the Relationship between Stress and Wound Healing pt. 1. The Journal of Wound Care. Vol 18. No 9, September 2009.

Box Breathing: Paced Diaphragmatic Breathing to stimulate a parasympathetic state for relaxation, pain & stress management.
If possible, create a calm environment- relaxing music, lights off & electronic devices turned off
Perform sitting or lying down
Place one hand on your chest & one hand on your belly
Perform:
4 second inhale
4 second hold
4 second exhale
4 second hold 
Repeat for 2 - 3 minutes

My go to 3 apps that I use on the daily are:

HEADSPACE
is free for LA residents until the end of the year!
https://www.headspace.com/lacounty
-this app provides free guided meditations, 1-3-minute guided breathing, sleep podcasts & much, much more!!!

MORNING! A 5-MINUTE JOURNAL
5-minute gratitude journal with a new inspirational quote each day

DAYLIO
Mood & activity tracker with room to journal about your day, which syncs to a calendar so that you can monitor & track mood enhancing activities & stress triggers

How I use these 3 apps: 
Headspace guided meditation every morning
Morning! after meditation 
Daylio

08/18/2020

Only two more Teacher Trainings this year!!
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Next Virtual Teacher Training Seminar is
SEPTEMBER 12-13.

We are meeting via Zoom from 8am-12pm Pacific both days.
Check your time zone...
And RESERVE YOUR SPOT!

Link in profile to register.

05/22/2020

Shoulder stabilization Part 2 💪🏻
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After working on CKC interventions for proximal stability of the shoulder complex it is important to incorporate open kinetic chain exercises into a strengthening and rehabilitation program. Open kinetic chain (OKC) is described as the arm moving on/around a fixed point on the body, an example of this is reaching.
The goal of OKC exercises is to address strengthening of scapular stabilizers, rotator cuff, and trunk muscles for efficient functional motion. Training OKC exercises will lead to sport specific activities.
When doing OKC exercises it is important to progressively load and increase difficulty as you gain control
Video 1: Quadruped “A”: Start with your hands directly under your shoulders and knee directly under your hips (quadruped position). Maintain a stable base and core engaged.  Lift a straight arm back towards your hips. Keep your chest open throughout the movement, avoid twisting in the spine or your shoulder dropping forward. Perform 2x12
Video 2: Quadruped “T”: Start in a quadruped position, lift your arm straight out to the side. Perform 2x12
Video 3: Quadruped “Y”: Start in a quadruped position, lift your arm forward at a diagonal pointing away from the body, like a Y. Avoid allowing the scapula to float up towards your ear. Perform 2x12
Video 4: Shoulder Matrix: Standing with feet at hip distance apart. You will be reaching your arms in three planes of motion:
*Overhead reaching: Start with the arms raised to shoulder level and reach overhead 2x8
*Frontal plane: Start with the arms raised to shoulder level at your side with elbows bent, reach the weight out away from your body. 2x8
*Transverse Plane: Start by raising your arms forward to shoulder level with elbows bent. Rotate your trunk and reach towards the back corner 2x8
Use these exercises as part of your warm up or even as part of your strength training program
Traci Ferguson, PT, DPT

05/22/2020

I find dancers often overlook strength and stability training of the upper body and tend to focus on legs and core.

Shoulder stability is very important especially for dancers who like to do floor work.
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Check out this shoulder stabilization program Dr. Megan O’Linn and I put together. Stay tuned for part two
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Closed Kinetic Chain (CKC) Shoulder Stabilization
CKC refers to the body moving on a fixed point farthest from the body. For example, a squat is an example of a CKC for the lower body and a push up for the upper body, the body is moving over a fixed point the feet or the hands.
CKC exercises are beneficial for targeting joint stability, proprioception and joint centration through coactivation of the muscles surrounding the shoulder.
Targeting the rotator cuff and scapular stabilizer muscles this way will help improve body awareness for bigger push/pull exercises of the upper body, including push up, pull ups and chest press.

Use these three exercises as a warm up or as accessory exercises to your upper body strength days.

Video 1: Straight Arm Plank with Protraction.
Start with hands under shoulder and do not lock out your elbows. Maintain a stable base with core engaged. Lower your rib cage and body off of your shoulder blades while maintaining straights arms then lift your body back up into your blades. Perform 4x12 reps.

Video 2: Straight Arm Plank with Alternating Shoulder Taps.
Maintain same plank position from the last exercise. Maintain a stable base without your hips rolling or piking up as you tap your opposite shoulder. Perform 4x12 reps total.

Video 3: Side Bridge with 3 Way Hip and Arm Driver.
*Start in a side bridge - knees bent, heels in line with tail bone, elbow under shoulder and palm flat
*Sagittal Plane: driver your hips forward as you reach your arm over head, lower hips down and bring arm down your side
*Frontal Plane: lift your hips up and arch your arm overhead, Lower your hips down and bring your arm by your side
*Transverse Plane: rotate your body over your arm and lift your hips up, lower back to start position and repeat.
*perform 3x10 in each position

In our next post Dr. Traci Ferguson will expand on Open K

So pumped to be back with CLI next week. ...Repost with ・・・We are excited to be back at CLI next week!Join us!Posted •...
01/03/2020

So pumped to be back with CLI next week. ...Repost with
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We are excited to be back at CLI next week!
Join us!

Posted • will be back in studio for a LIVE class on Tuesday (1/7) at 10AM PST. Make sure to tune in and learn about daily habits that can lead to injury! ✨

12/11/2019

Love seeing my patients face when they achieve their goals!!!
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Had an amazing time on the East coast this weekend with these ladies. We talked strategies for injury prevention in danc...
11/05/2019

Had an amazing time on the East coast this weekend with these ladies. We talked strategies for injury prevention in dancers at the Sugarfoot Teacher Training.

10/01/2019

Attention Dancers!! Come out to Day of Dancer Health for injury screening and education. and I will be there!!! Repost of
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Event Passes for Day of Dancer Health on Nov 9th at are on sale now!
50+ Dance Medicine Practitioners
50 min One-on-One PT Screening
Wellness Workshops with and
Restorative Movement / Joint Optimization with
Health Fair MarketPlace with referrals and resources
FREE parking
For Professional Dancers of ALL Physical Abilities
Dance Companies/Crews/Groups
Pre-Sale pricing only $20-$35 and the best group rates until Oct 12th! Link in bio.
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with ・・・Our Los Angeles teacher training is THIS SUNDAY!August 11 at .💃💪💃💪💃💪dancedpt and are so excited to work with...
08/05/2019

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Our Los Angeles teacher training is THIS SUNDAY!
August 11 at .
💃💪💃💪💃💪dancedpt and are so excited to work with you and help you bring our program to your students.
A few spots remain. Register online today!

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