Dance Physiotherapy
Specialized care for dancers of every age and level, from recreational and competitive students to pre-professional and adult dancers. Injury treatment, technique refinement and injury prevention from a physiotherapist who has been on stage herself.
What Is Dance Physio?
Dance is athletic and artistic at the same time. It takes extreme range of motion, strength, balance and stamina, often repeated for hours every week. Dance physiotherapy is physiotherapy built around those demands.
Your physio speaks the language of the studio. They understand turnout, relevé, jumps and extensions, as well as the load of rehearsal and competition season. That means your treatment fits how you actually move.
Each session combines a dance-specific assessment, hands-on treatment and a personalized training plan. The goal is to help you recover from injury, get back to class safely and train smarter so you stay there.
What does dance physio include?
Assessment of your injury, alignment and dance-specific movement such as turnout, relevé, jumps and extensions
Manual hands-on therapy
Individualized strength, mobility and conditioning programs
Technique and alignment cueing that supports your training goals
A return-to-dance plan to get you safely back to class and the stage
Education on warm-ups, recovery and managing training load through busy seasons
Taping or bracing when appropriate
How Dance Physio Can Help
Common concerns we treat
Foot and ankle injuries: sprains, Achilles pain, and pain at the back of the ankle with pointe or relevé work
Hip pain: snapping or clicking hips and hip flexor strain
Knee pain: including pain at the front of the knee and growth-related pain in young dancers
Low back pain from repeated extension and lifts
Hypermobility: building strength and control through a large range of motion
Flexibility and strength: safely improving extensions, turnout and jumps
Injury prevention: catching small issues before they keep you out of the studio
Dance physio services
Dance Physio Initial Assessment | 60 min | $150
For dancers of all training levels looking for injury treatment and/or training advice.
Treatment + Training Session | 60 min | $140
Combines treatment and training in the areas you feel need attention. For dancers who have already had an initial assessment.
Treatment Session | 45 min | $120 or 30 min | $90
Follow-up injury treatment for existing clients.
When can I come in?
Kendra sees dancers on Thursdays from 3 to 7 pm, so you can come in after school, and Friday mornings from 8 am to 12 pm.
Book your dance physio appointment online, or call or text us at (905) 999-5153.