Club Focus: In-Motion Danceworks
This month’s Club Focus spotlights In Motion Dance Works and the diverse range of dance, acro, circus, and aerial services they provide to their local community. Continue reading Club Focus: In-Motion Danceworks
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Injury Prevention for Achilles Tendon
The Achilles tendon connects the muscles in the calf (gastrocs and soleus) to the heel bone (calcaneus). It is one of the thickest tendons in the body. The Achilles, calf and foot act as a spring, absorbing energy when we land from tricks and using that stored energy to give us the power to move again. Studies say that the Achilles can be put under … Continue reading Injury Prevention for Achilles Tendon
Injury Prevention for Wrist Pain
According to Physiotherapist Dani Davey, weight-bearing exercises such as handstands, bridges, planks and tumbling can cause frequent wrist pain in gymnasts, cheerleaders, acrobats and dancers. To prevent wrist pain or injury, it’s important that athletes work on their motion extension and strength exercises before doing any of these movements. The below image portrays the recommended motion of extension. Measure the angle between the forearm and … Continue reading Injury Prevention for Wrist Pain
Injury Prevention For Lower Back Pain
Introducing Dani from Edgeworth Physio! Dani graduated from the University of Newcastle in 2012, and and she works mostly with gymnasts, dancers, aerialists, cheer leaders and hypermobile people for when it comes to recovery from sports- and movement- related injuries, as well as provides ways in which you can prevent them. Gymnastics, acrobatics, aerial and cheer are high risk sports, meaning that athletes are prone … Continue reading Injury Prevention For Lower Back Pain
How to do an Aerial for Beginners
An aerial is potentially one of the most complex skills you may learn whilst participating in the sport of Gymnastics. While it takes a lot of patience, agility, strength stamina and skill, if you keep at it, you will eventually be able to do an aerial! Warm up. With enduring any exercise, it is important that you warm up and undertake in mobility exercises that … Continue reading How to do an Aerial for Beginners