Tag: bad pain

In our “Dear Katie” series, former NYCB soloist Kathryn Morgan answers your pressing dance questions. Have something you want to ask Katie? Email dearkatie@dancespirit.com for a chance to be featured! Dear Katie, I’m an injured ballet student, and my physical therapist and massage therapist are giving me opposite instructions. For example, my physical therapist believes […]

Physical discomfort is inevitable when you’re spending tons of hours in the studio every day, but some pain shouldn’t be suffered through. “Dancing through pain can make an injury worse and lead to more time away from dance,” says Dr. Joel Brenner, medical director of dance medicine at Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters in […]