Caring for the Curve
Workshop Series
This interactive workshop is specifically designed to assist people with scoliosis in defining their curves, aligning their spines and learning individualized positions and exercises. The exercises will focus on helping students to align, elongate, and strengthen their backs and to move with less pain in daily life and exercise. The workshop will provide students with both a visual, as well as positional, "template" to best align and minimize the curve. This will be integrated in session 1 with daily function in common positions including lying, sitting, standing, and walking. Session 2 will focus on yoga postures in lying, sitting, kneeling, and standing positions.
We recommend attending both sessions for the greatest benefit.
Each session will run approximately 2 hours.
Instructors:
- Tricia Coleman SLP, CYT
- Susanne Callan-Harris PT, MS, CLT
- Samana Lake, PT, Dip, MDT, CYT
- Saturday, April 30, 2022 Saturday, June 4, 2022
- Teen & Adults 18 and older: 9:30 to 11:30 am Teen & Adults 18 and older: 9:30 to 11:30 am
- Children & Adolescents under 18: 12 to 2 pm Children & Adolescents under 18: 12 to 2 pm
- Cost: $40 per session; $70 for both sessions
Mindful Movement for Scoliosis
Using a combination of yoga postures, breathing and exercises, the scoliotic curve can become more aligned, and pain can be reduced. This class is specifically designed for the adolescent, whose spinal curves are still forming and can be reversed. Yoga for Scoliosis is taught by Sue Callan-Harris, PT, MS, who is certified in the Schroth Method of Scoliosis Treatment, and Tricia Coleman, a certified Yoga for Scoliosis instructor who has been a scoliosis patient herself.
Instructors: Susanne Callan-Harris, PT, MS, CLT and Tricia Coleman, MS CCC-SLP/L
Dates and Times: Fridays,4:30-5:15 pm
Cost: $80 for 6 sessions/$15 per session
Yoga for Posture
Bad posture? Good posture? PERFECT! Get moving as you learn how your body works to maintain upright and learn how to make gravity easier on your joints and muscles. Discover the natural asymmetries in the human body and how we can correct them through sensory input. This six-week class moves from the core outward, touching on pelvis, hips, shoulders, and neck in order to make you the boss of your body again. This is a group class and is not a substitute for one-to-one evaluation by a physical therapist. If you are having significant pain or functional limitation, we advise you to please contact our office for an evaluation.
Instructors: Samana Lake, PT, RYT, Dip MDT
Wednesdays from 5:30-6:30 pm
Cost $80 for 6 sessions/$15 per session
Knee Alignment Training for Dancers
Looking to start a new session Spring 2022 call to reserve spot
Now offering a NEW class for dancers ages 10-18, all dance styles and levels
- Improve turnout
- Increase stability with turns
- Improve alignment in jumps
- Decrease the risk for patella subluxation, dislocation and knee pain
- Focus on Knee and pelvic alignment in dance specific activities
- Hip flexibility and strengthening
Instructor: Sarah Jane Carlton PT, DPT, MFA; dance choreographer, dance instructor
Sessions are 4-8 weeks
Saturdays 11:15 to noon Sessions starting soon call for start date
$15 per session
$56 for 4 weeks
$110 for 8 weeks
DANCER WELLNESS INITIATIVE
Using the most recent research on dance therapy medicine available, our staff has developed the Dancer Wellness Initiative specifically for dance teachers. This half-day program has been designed as a complement to the dance teacher's knowledge base. Topics include: Injury prevention strategies for Performance Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (PRMD); Commonly seen PRMDs and treatments; performance enhancement; Conditioning for Dancers; Recognizing when a student would benefit from a medical intervention such as physical therapy.
Call to schedule a workshop for your studio’s teachers or students!
CHPT therapists are available to present one-hour workshops to your faculty and/or students! Topics address injury prevention an performance enhancement through proper, targeted strengthening of: core, hip, ankle & foot; cross-fit for dancers, self-care and more. We can tailor a workshop for your specific needs.
Cost: TBA per need of instructor and class size