Injury Prevention for the Upper Extremity in Modern, Contemporary and Breakdancing

Title: Injury Prevention for the Upper Extremity in Modern, Contemporary and Breakdance

On this episode, we interview Dr. Chad Van Ramshorst and Robert Tsai. Dr. Chad Van Ramshorst is a practicing physical therapist in Northern Virginia who graduated from Chapman University’s Doctoral program. He is originally from Southern California where he started his training at the Orange County High School of the Arts in the Commercial dance department where he was represented by Clear Talent Agency as he pursued commercial work in Los Angeles. He continued his dance education at Chapman University where he received his BFA in Dance Performance. Post graduation, he moved to New York dancing professionally for several modern and contemporary dance companies. Dr. Chad Van Ramshorst continues to remain active in the dance community through teaching, choreographing, and performing in the Northern Virginia area.

Rob Tsai, originally from Taipei, Taiwan, is currently a 3rd year Doctor of Physical Therapy student at Chapman University in Irvine, CA. Rob was exposed to breakin’ in middle school, which eventually led to an interest in other forms of dance. While attending Chapman University, Rob had to privilege to train in ballet, jazz, and various modern dance techniques. Rob spent 8 years pursuing a career in the commercial dance industry in Los Angeles, in addition to teaching dance in the US and Taiwan. Rob’s decision to pursue physical therapy stems from his passion for dance and dancers, and hopes to bring awareness to dance injury research and prevention.

Our mission: On Physiotherapy Performance Perspectives (PPP), Jenna and Marissa interview Physical Therapists who specialize in and love treating performing artists. In this monthly podcast, we aim to help performing artists gain a better understanding of how their body works, how to reduce risk of injury, what Physical Therapy for performing artists entails, and how to maximize performance potential.

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