Pointe of No Return? The Biomechanics and Pathology of Ballet’s Iconic Shoe*

We did a thing last Friday! The in-person and online audience spent a rainy morning learning about ballet pointe shoes, and how they work with (and sometimes against) the dancer – creating beautiful, lyrical lines while subjecting the musculoskeletal system to forces that can potentially cause injury and pain… but #performingartsmedicine (PAM) and #dancemedicine and […]

The Irony of Being Filipino in a world with COVID-19

Today, I read this article on COVID-19 and how it affects Filipinos in the diaspora, by Filipino-American Susan Araneta (she has a Masters degree in Public Health so she certainly knows what she is talking about). Access full article here: http://www.positivelyfilipino.com/magazine/a-virus-among-us-filipinos-and-covid-19 In her introduction, she writes about the first COVID-19 vaccine administered in the United […]