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I am the Owner and Director of Perfect Form Physiotherapy and The Ballet Blog, two businesses aimed at educating, healing and empowering dancers through two different channels. PFP aims to provide the highest quality of healthcare to dancers, in a nurturing environment, while The Ballet Blog provides an online knowledge base and resources that help dancers heal themselves. I discovered a love of dance, and of helping others heal, at a very early age and started massaging my family at just 8 years old. Although I never became a professional ballerina, my future was set when I discovered Physiotherapy for dancers. In the past decade, I have built a worldwide following and a large collection of books, DVDs and websites, along with two physio clinics in Sydney, Australia, all based on education to prevent injury and maximising performance rather than waiting for injury to occur. My strong history in classical dance has made me internationally respected among young and professional dancers, their parents and dance teachers. I am committed to using my knowledge and experience to bring attention to the changes that the dance industry needs to make by developing programs to educate and inspire young dancers. At the 2007 IADMS conference, my pre-pointe assessment was joint-winner of the award for making “The Greatest Contribution to Dance Medicine.” Resources such as The Perfect Pointe Book, Front Splits Fast and the Will I Ever Dance Again? programs combine my practices into inspiring educational resources to create change on both individual and industry levels.

Honouring the Tendu – old

Thursday, 08 June 2017 by LisaHowell
Mastering the articulation of the front of the foot that should occur in a tendu is quite possibly the single most effective way to prevent foot injuries in dancers. Focusing on the correct execution of this fundamental step can also lead to dramatic improvements of all areas of a dancers technique and will lead to
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Hamstring Mobilisers

Friday, 26 May 2017 by LisaHowell
Hamstring Mobilisers How much do you stretch your hamstrings? Probably, a lot, but many dancers get frustrated because no matter how much they stretch, their hamstrings never seem to get more mobile. The reason for this is that quite often the issue is not actually your hamstring muscles! Far more often, the restriction is in
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Hip Mobilisers 1, 2 and 3

Friday, 26 May 2017 by LisaHowell
Hip Mobilisers 1, 2 and 3! These fascial mobilisers are great for anyone who is looking to improve their flexibility around their hips and create extra space to allow for a greater range of motion. This is always desirable for dancers who need a greater range of motion than other athletes due to the demand of
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Thoracic Mobilisers

Friday, 26 May 2017 by LisaHowell
Thoracic Mobilisers Within the body, the fascia is in a constant state of remodelling and change as we saw in the video “Fascia 25x”, taken from the full documentary “Strolling Under the Skin”. (Have another watch here if you’ve forgotten). In your thorax, the fascia is constantly changing, stiffening and releasing as we go about
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Taping for the Back

Friday, 28 April 2017 by LisaHowell
Taping for the Back Why use tape? Even when we know what we SHOULD be doing with our back, sometimes this is easier said than done! Muscles often fire too much, and we need them to calm down, or they are lacking the endurance to do what we want them to do. Both of these
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A New Approach To Core Stability

Thursday, 27 August 2015 by LisaHowell
Woo hoo! Its Finally Here! After I took our old core stability book off the market almost 18 months ago, we have had so many dancers and teachers patiently waiting for the new version to be released, and now it’s finally ready! I wanted to review the resource as so much has changed in the research and
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Friday, 19 April 2013 by LisaHowell
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  • Honouring the Tendu – old

    Mastering the articulation of the front of the ...
  • Hamstring Mobilisers

    Hamstring Mobilisers How much do you stretch yo...
  • Hip Mobilisers 1, 2 and 3

    Hip Mobilisers 1, 2 and 3! These fascial mobili...
  • Thoracic Mobilisers

    Thoracic Mobilisers Within the body, the fascia...
  • Taping for the Back

    Taping for the Back Why use tape? Even when we ...

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