Dance Medicine: Head to Toe: A Dancer's Guide to Health - Softcover

Peterson MD, Judith R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0871273535 ISBN 13: 9780871273536

Publisher: Princeton Book Company, 2011

Synopsis

indispensableWith concise information about health, injury prevention, and treatment of common dance-related problems, this handbook on medical issues and rehabilitation will quickly become indispensible to dancers and dance instructors. Literally designed as a tour of the body from head to toe, this encyclopedic manual includes advice on issues specific to dancers’ well-being, such as body awareness and self-image, eating disorders, spotting and whiplash, overhead lifts, stress fractures, turnout, potential harm from pointe shoes, and damaged feet and toes. Profusely illustrated with radiographic images from Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia, the book’s visual appeal is enhanced by stunning performance photographs of members of the Pennsylvania Ballet.

About this title

About the Author

Judith R. Peterson, MD, is in private practice and serves on the clinical medical faculty of the University of South Dakota. She is certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation by the American Board of Medical Specialties, is a member of the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science, and was the attending physician to the Pennsylvania Ballet for 10 years. She lives in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Edition details

• Publisher: Princeton Book Company
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0871273535
• ISBN 13: 9780871273536
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 184