Summary: <br> What do you know about Dance Medicine?<br> <br> <br> <br> Jatin Ambegaonkar joins Sarah Gill live in the expo hall in Las Vegas during the 2019 NATA Convention.<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> What are y'all doing at George Mason<br> <br> <br> <br> Started in 2007 with a strong dance program, but no medical support.<br> <br> <br> <br> Documentation!!!! This showed it needed a more a attention and resources for the performing arts facility<br> <br> <br> <br> Clinical and research area fed off each other<br> <br> <br> <br> Aesthetic Athletes<br> <br> <br> <br> How does this impact the way you work with the athletes?<br> <br> <br> <br> It changes a lot of things...nobody cares what an NBA player looks like jumping and landing.<br> <br> <br> <br> These athletes need to know their maximum and work below that...what is the maximum you can perform and still maintain your game face<br> <br> <br> <br> It needs to look effortless and easy<br> <br> <br> <br> We as AT are tasked to knowing when to push through and when to back off. Jatin, how do we know where the line is?<br> <br> <br> <br> They need to recognize the 5 signs of inflammation<br> <br> <br> <br> Heat<br> <br> <br> <br> Swelling<br> <br> <br> <br> Redness<br> <br> <br> <br> Loss of function<br> <br> <br> <br> Pain<br> <br> <br> <br> Only 28% of dance athletes have specific healthcare access<br> <br> <br> <br> We are focusing on empowering them to know when and how to reach out<br> <br> <br> <br> How is your interaction with your instructors, choreographers?<br> <br> <br> <br> Similar to a coach, but possibly a stronger bond to coach than the health care provider<br> <br> <br> <br> Talk some more about your <a href="https://smartlab.gmu.edu/">SMART lab</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Collaborative endeavor: Sports Medicine Assessment Research and testing lab<br> <br> <br> <br> 15 years old now<br> <br> <br> <br> Performance improvement across the life span of physically active people<br> <br> <br> <br> Determine the quality of life the patient desires<br> <br> <br> <br> Looking at dance to reduce the risk of obesity in middle schools<br> <br> <br> <br> Focuses on benefiting the athletic community as a whole.<br> <br> <br> <br> Recommendations for a small school or dance medicine clinic?<br> <br> <br> <br> The buy-in is more important than the actual facility or equipment.<br> <br> <br> <br> KEY - recognize who these people are and what the demands placed on their body<br> <br> <br> <br> Pilates reformer<br> <br> <br> <br> A full-length mirror is very important for this crowd.<br> <br> <br> <br> Standard basic injury care gear<br> <br> <br> <br> What does return to activity after concussion in the performing visual arts<br> <br> <br> <br> No consensus yet<br> <br> <br> <br> Focus on return to learn<br> <br> <br> <br> Mimic the athletics model - warm-up at a symptom-free, gradual return to participation.<br> <br> <br> <br> Most concussions for dance are in training rather than the performance which is the opposite of athletics.<br> <br> <br> <br> Early Return to Activity - <br> <br> <br> <br> Issues with the cognitive portion<br> <br> <br> <br> Take-Home Points<br> <br> <br> <br> * Recognize there is a need for the healthcare of this population.* How to speak their language and listen to them* Treat them as a whole person rather than an ankle injury or knee injury* Allowing them to work around the team decreases the social isolation and improves recovery more in this population<br> <br> <br> <br> Does Jatin Dance?<br> <br> <br> <br> At weddings he can get down and enjoys himself...
