Dance Medicine in Practice: Anatomy, Injury Prevention, Training

This represents a complete textbook for dancers. It is highly illustrated, with exercises and tips throughout, all couched in terms of helping the individual dancer to prepare their training. Specific parts on the spine, pelvis, hip, knee, feet, shoulders and arms are each divided into sections on anatomy, load and overload, pitfalls, self analysis and problem prevention, giving the book a consistent structure to its practical advice. Accessible and practical, it is unique in being written specifically for dancers, rather than performers more generally.

Author: Liane Simmel
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 10/04/2013
Pages: 264
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 9.60h x 6.80w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780415809399

About the Author

Dr Liane Simmel is a medical doctor, osteopath and former professional dancer. She studied dance at the State Academy of Music and Theatre in Munich, Germany and at the Cunningham Studio in New York, USA. Today she runs her own medical practice in Munich specialising in dance medicine, osteopathy, spiral dynamics and sports medicine. As the director of the Institute for Dance Medicine "Fit for Dance" she offers dance-medical supervision for dancers and students. She is also a lecturer in Dance Medicine at the Palucca University for Dance in Dresden, the Academy of Music and Theatre in Munich and the University of Arts in Zurich.