Flexibility is one of the most talked-about topics in dance—but also one of the most misunderstood. It’s not just about passive range or touching your toes. True flexibility is an essential component of joint health, movement efficiency, and overall performance. And when it’s lacking—or uncontrolled—it leads to compensation and injury.

In this episode, host Jenna Kantor, PT, DPT, Dance PT Certified, breaks down:

✅ What flexibility really means (and why most people get it wrong)

✅ The connection between mobility, control, and injury prevention

✅ Why hypermobile dancers are STILL getting injured

✅ How flexibility enhances posture, coordination, and energy efficiency

✅ Evidence-based methods: dynamic work, PNF, loaded eccentrics, active end-range training

✅ How PTs and PTAs can properly assess and integrate flexibility training into care plans

Whether you already treat dancers or are exploring this exciting niche, this episode will help you rethink flexibility through a clinical lens and improve outcomes for your patients.

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📚 FULL REFERENCE:

Witvrouw, E., Mahieu, N., Danneels, L., & McNair, P. (2004). Stretching and injury prevention: An obscure relationship. Sports Medicine, 34(7), 443–449. https://doi.org/10.2165/00007256-200434070-00003