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Nutrition Tips for Dancers

Nutrition Tips for Dancers

Mix it Up With long practices or multiple sessions a day of different intensities, the young dancer should be sure to include a variety of fuel sources, including protein, carbohydrate and healthy fats in meals and snacks. Protein, carbohydrate and fat are all...

Get to Know our Staff: Jane S. Chung, M.D.

Get to Know our Staff: Jane S. Chung, M.D.

Where did you go to college? Medical school?  College: University of California, San Diego Medical School: St. George’s School of Medicine    What is your role on the sports medicine team? How does your role overlap or differ from an orthopedic surgeon?   I am a...

Preventing Injuries: What Young Dancers Need To Know

Preventing Injuries: What Young Dancers Need To Know

We asked sports medicine physical therapist Laura Saleem to tell us about hip injuries in dancers and how they can be prevented. Why do dancers commonly have hip pain? Dancers put their hips in extreme postures repeatedly and this can cause changes in the soft tissues...