The Harkness Center for Dance Injuries at NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital enhances the health, wellbeing, and quality of life of dancers and dance companies.
Recognition
U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals” ranks NYU Langone among the top 10 hospitals in the country for orthopedics, rheumatology, and rehabilitation.
Our medical team, which is actively involved in research and education into dance-related injuries, is dedicated to providing dancers with the following services:
We collaborate with other NYU Langone sports health experts to provide complete care that meets your medical, rehabilitation, and performance needs.
We accept many types of health insurance. Financial assistance is available for those who qualify. No professional dancer or pre-professional dance student is turned away due to an inability to pay.
To make an appointment at the Harkness Center for Dance Injuries, please call 212-598-6054. For more information about our services, you can call 212-598-6054 or email harkness@nyulangone.org. Appointments for our Dance Clinic, physical therapy, and injury prevention assessments must be made by phone.
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We are leaders in dance medicine research. We also offer online and live continuing medical education (CME) and continuing education unit (CEU) certificate courses.
At the forefront of our educational programming is DanceMedU, an accredited online course series. We offer Principles of Dance Medicine: Clinical Management of the Dancer Patient for healthcare professionals and the dance community.
In addition, our live education courses for healthcare and dance professionals provide evidence-based research findings, explore dance medicine as a potential career path, and provide education on injury prevention and dancer wellness.
We offer preventive programs for dancers that focus on early injury detection and risk assessment.
Experts at the Harkness Center for Dance Injuries aim to improve dance medicine.
Our team has provided care to the world’s top dancers, troupes, and productions.
We are committed to serving injured dancers, regardless of their ability to pay for treatment.
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