Dr. James D Walters, Assistant Professor of Dance Danielle Lydia Sheather, and Professional Dancer Chip Abbott discuss his journey with back surgery and the impact his body has faced pre-injury and post injury. Chip selflessly delivers important messages to preprofessional dancers and professional dancers alike, highlighting that care for the body is of utmost importance and how pain can be an indicator of something more serious going on. We critically discuss Independent Medical Exams, Workers' Compensation, and the very real necessity of filling out Injury reports. Enjoy!

Musical contributions by Alexandra Ausman, Graphic Design by Dr. Kelsey Elliot. Views expressed in this podcast solely reflect the authors' and guests' views and not any organization to which an affiliation might be present.