Recent literature has shown that the prevalence of injury among dancers is extremely high. With the involvement of different body types, flexibility, strength, shoe type, floor surfaces, and other environmental features, the potential for influencing injury occurrence increases. As the art of dance continues to change and place higher challenges on the dancer, healthcare providers who work with this select group need to possess a distinct body of knowledge and specialized skills to bring the dancer back to optimal performance status.
Common, treatable dance injuries that we regularly see at our clinics include (but are not limited to):
- Low Back Pain
- Foot & Ankle
- Achilles Tendonitis
- Posterior Impingement
- Lateral Ankle Sprain
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Sever’s Disease
- ACL Repair
- Snapping Hip (Coxa Sultans)
- Anterior Knee Pain
- Spondylolysis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Chronic and Acute Pain
Our Team
At In Motion Physical Therapy, patients receive quality care from talented and compassionate therapists who will have the knowledge necessary to address this highly specialized and select group of athletic performers. Our dance therapy team has extensive experience both locally and nationally in professional dance and the performance arts. They are trained to address specific injuries acquired from vigorous training, rehearsal and performance schedules, including:
Anthony Brach, LPTA, has been a physical therapist assistant for over 15 years since graduating Summa Cum Laude from Tidewater Community College. He worked for 8 years at Riverside Rehabilitation Institute. Since then, Tony has been a key therapist for In Motion Physical Therapy. He has extensive experience in myofascial release, sports related injuries, and has attended Part A of McKenzie therapy for the lumbar spine.
With over 12 years of experience in professional, regional and local dance performance and performing arts, Tony has been exposed to all facets of the dance industry. He has performed both nationally and locally with various art groups including national tours with CATS, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, BABY, Merce Cunningham and Martha Graham. Locally Tony has performed with Elbert Watson, Virginia Ballet Theater, ODU Dance, and continues to be an active performer in the Hampton Roads area.
Tony attended Harkness Dance Institute at NYU and is certified for Principles of Dance Medicine: Clinical Management of the Dancer Patient. He was trained by leading national therapists and physicians who treat professional dancers and address specific injuries acquired from vigorous training, rehearsal, and performance schedules.
Our Location
Bon Secours Virginia Beach Health Center
828 Healthy Way
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
(757) 463-2540
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