An Introduction to Self-Mobilization Techniques

Dec 13, 2023 - 19:00 (EST)
1 hour

The instructors

Amy Werner (View bio)
Dinah Hampson (View bio)

Overview

Dinah Hampson and Dr. Amy Werner are physical therapists who share 35 years of high-performance clinical practice with dancers and artistic athletes. Although they live in Toronto and Portland respectively, they have come together to present at the International Association of Dance Medicine in Ireland and again in San Diego to create workshops of clinical pearls for their fellow clinicians.

This free webinar is an opportunity to meet Dinah and Amy and learn more about working with a stretchy patient population and why nuances to your clinical toolbox are important.

This workshop was designed to give you access to Dinah and Amy’s favourite self-mobilization techniques. They will explain the role of self-mobilization and the importance of these self-care tools in a bendy population.

This is a unique opportunity to ask questions to two international presenters about their work and how it might apply to your clinical practice.

Learning Objectives

In this webinar, participants will:

Have an opportunity to review orthopaedic concepts and gain an understanding of how hyper-mobility and extreme range of motion demands impact those orthopaedic concepts.
Gain a greater appreciation for stretching vs mobility.
Receive a backstage perspective for working with dancers and artistic athletes.

Dinah and Amy look forward to an interactive discussion with participants! During the webinar, they will also discuss their new online course Self Mobilization Techniques for Dancers, Performers and All Humans, which includes 11 self-mobilization videos that can be prescribed to patients!

Audience

This free webinar is for:

Clinicians working with or interested in working with dancers and artistic athletes.
Clinicians interested in orthopaedic joint mechanics.
Clinicians looking for clinical tools and self-care mobility techniques they can offer their patients.

Registration and Replays

There's a maximum of 500 seats available in the webinar room. If you cannot attend live, please do not register. This will allow people who can attend live to ask questions and interact with the instructor.

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The instructors

Amy Werner
PT, DPT

Dr. Amy Werner has over 15 years of experience treating dancers of all levels. Based out of Portland, Oregon, USA, she spends her day treating athletic artists from 50+ dance schools, professional companies and studios.

Dr. Werner provides backstage care for traveling Broadway shows as a consultant with NeuroTour, and is a primary PT for the Portland based BodyVox, NW Dance Project and Oregon Ballet Theater (OBT). Previously the Care Coordinator for OBT, where she administered pre-season injury assessments and oversaw an on-site health and wellness program, she now designs strengthening classes for OBT2, the junior company.

An advocate for dance wellness in the community, Dr. Werner hosts workshops related to dancer health for pre-professional dancers, parents and educators. She is a member of the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science (IADMS) and Pivot Dancer, as well as a consultant with The Ellové Technique®. Dr. Werner has broad national and international presentation experience, including IADMS, Oregon Dance Education Association, and Dance and Drill Coaches Association of Oregon. Her passion lies with working with dancers at the personal level while running her IG education account @dancedpt.

Dinah Hampson
BA, BSc.PT, FCAMT, RISPT

FOUNDER Pivot Dancer
Registered Physiotherapist
Dip. Manual & Manipulative Physiotherapy, Dip. Sport Physiotherapy, Progressive Ballet Technique (PBT) Certification Jr to Advanced levels, Certified pelvic physiotherapy, 4Pointe Level 1 instructor

Dinah Hampson is a registered physiotherapist with 30 yr experience working in high performance orthopaedic practice. In addition to daily clinical practice, Dinah remains on faculty at the University of Toronto, is an examiner for the Canadian Sport Physiotherapy division, a regular speaker at International Association of Dance Medicine Science and Performing Arts Medicine meetings, and is one of 6 physiotherapists in the world currently qualified to instruct 4Pointe syllabus. Dinah was classically trained in ballet and is adept in working with all sports. Dinah has been an active member of the Canadian Medical teams for many multisport games including; Olympic, Paralympic, Pan America, World University, Youth Olympic and Commonwealth Games. Dinah is the founder of Pivot Sport Medicine in Toronto, Ontario where she continues a busy clinical practice, and Pivot Dancer where virtual delivery of care is her focus.

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