The Top 10 Things that Prevent a Performer from Rehabilitating from an Injury
Title: The Top 10 Things that Prevent a Performer from Rehabilitating from an Injury
On this episode, Dr. Julia L. Iafrate (“Dr. J”) is interviewed. She is a Dance Medicine Physician and an Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine at CUMC (Columbia University Medical Center/New York-Presbyterian) in New York City. She completed her residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Mayo Clinic. She followed this up with a Sports Medicine Fellowship at the University of Iowa.
She grew up in Canada as an athlete and dancer. Her familiarity with being sidelined from injury firsthand served as a foundation for her training and career path in medicine.
During her fellowship she worked as team physician for several of the University of Iowa’s sports teams–from football to men’s basketball to the men’s and women’s gymnastics teams.
Through this extensive training and a vast array of clinical experiences, Dr. J has been able to become an expert in Sports and Dance Medicine.
Her clinical interests–of all types of musculoskeletal injuries, college and professional level sports coverage, dance medicine, diagnostic and interventional ultrasound-guided procedures, global health and nutrition, as well as resident teaching–have allowed her opportunities to integrate her unique skill sets and clinical experiences for new and exciting opportunities. She works with local dance schools in New York and earned a position as one of the rotating team physicians for the USA Ski Team. She now continues to develop her Dance Medicine practice and has plans to create a multidisciplinary group to better care for the dancer-athlete in New York City.
She believes each patient is unique and requires personalized and innovative treatment plans: “I want to think outside of the box for my patients because no two individuals are alike. No two issues are alike, and we are all affected by injury differently.”
Contact Julia Louisa Iafrate, DO, CAQSM, FAAPMR at:
IG @columbiadancemedicine
Twitter @thenewDrJ
Appt: 212-305-3535
Mission: On Physiotherapy Performance Perspectives (PPP), Dr. Jenna Kantor interviews 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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Music: Bret Autrey vs. Ella Fitzgerald - Puttin on the Ritz (Irving Berlin & Taco)
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