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05/27/2026

𝙇𝙚𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙗𝙚 𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧 — 𝙄’𝙢 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙋𝙏.

I’m the one who grew up in the performing arts, got injured, and struggled to find the care I needed ..… so I became it.

I’ve worked in hospital systems, post-op recovery, private practices and high-performance environments — learning not just how the body breaks, but how it comes back stronger.

I’ve worked with firefighters, police officers, professional athletes, elite dancers and professional actors — and I bring that full spectrum of experience into every single session.

Performance Plus isn’t a franchise.
It isn’t a mill.
It’s the practice I built because what I needed didn’t exist.

I’m Dr. Danelle Dickson - call me Dr. Dee.
I do this at a very high level.
And I'm excited to work with you.

Welcome. Let’s get to work.

05/24/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠. 🩰

This is a story that every dancer has gone thru.

The difference is the thing that's on the line.
For me that was missing out on being able to go home for my grandmother's funereal

I had already started my dance program at and couldn't leave to go home

So when I got hurt, I was immediately lost.

I expected the physical challenges, but not like this .
Noone ever spoke to me about injuries - it was never mentioned.
And now that i was here , this was a mental and emotional challenge that I had idea of how to handle or any solutions.

The scariest place for a dancer to be is injured - because suddenly in the blink of an eye - everyone you hold dear in on the line.

And you have to battle that along with

The fear of falling behind.
The frustration of not recognizing my own body.
The quiet panic of wondering if I’d ever get back to where I was.
And in all of that, I kept thinking:
𝘐 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴.

Not just the injury.
But all the things that was on the line - including my identity

For me finding that person at the Ailey School was a life changing moment
Not only was i able to perform in my solo, but

the relief of understanding there was a fix
the gratitude of understanding
and knowing that I wasn't alone was the support that I needed to successfully finish my program

So many dancers are going through this exact experience…
with no real support for the emotional side of being injured.

That’s the role that stayed with me.
Because rehab isn’t just about healing from an injury
It’s about helping someone rebuild trust in their body.
It’s about being seen in the middle of uncertainty.
It’s about guiding someone back — not just physically, but mentally.
That’s what I’ve built my work around.
In building Performance Plus, you’re not treated like just an injury.
You’re supported like a performer navigating one of the hardest parts of your career.
Because your comeback isn’t just physical.
And you shouldn’t have to go through it alone. 💙

If you’re navigating an injury and feeling stuck in more ways than one — let’s talk.

05/15/2026

You’ve been doing this all wrong… and it’s probably why your foot still hurts.

Your plantar fascia doesn’t need more irritation — it needs precision

With 4 layers of muscle to target, we need a different approach to get a full release.

𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁

𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲
𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲!

𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙤𝙩:
Find the soft tissue behind the ball of your foot.
Place the lacrosse ball there,
Shift your pelvis forward so that your weight in on your front foot -
Roll from 1st to the 5th metatarsals

𝘽𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙤𝙩:
For the back of the foot place the ball right in front of the heel , again shift your weight forward to get that sustained pressure and roll from one side of the heel to the other.

Be sure to breathe as you go thru this - the goal isn’t to get as much pain or pressure as possible, but to access the deeper layers so you can get the stretch you need that’s going to help with your heel and foot pain

𝗧𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟭 𝗺𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 — 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.
𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗷𝗶 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱!

04/24/2026

𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐈 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐢𝐝-𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞.

I grew up dancing, singing, and playing musical instruments — performing was my entire world. I also suffered from exercise induced migraines that would come on when we had long days of dancing and rehearsing in preparation for shows. I remember one specific time that I felt this headache coming on in the middle of an important rehearsal, and as much as I fought to hold it off, it won.

And I was devastated.

As a performer, you've been here before

- the frustration that comes when your body stopped obeying your commands
- the shame that you've lost control
- the fear that you'll never get that opportunity again to perform

I was fortunatne to have my dance teacher, Ms. Patricia Roe be my guiding light in that instance. She pressed on different points on my hands and made my pain go away

That planted a seed to connecting someone moving my body to feeling better and being able to perform

I went into physical therapy because I knew there had to be a better way to care for performing artists — people whose bodies ARE their career. Today, I am that better way. Performance Plus Physical Therapy was built from that exact gap and experience.

If you’e a performer, you’ve had some version of this story. Follow this page, Share this with someone who needs to know they are not alone, and stay tuned to hear more info about how you can reclaim your power and keep performing.

And when you're ready — I'm here. Link in bio.

04/18/2026

𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙬𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨.

I grew up doing it all — ballet, jazz, graham, horton, tap, voice lessons, piano, violin 🎻🩰🎤

I also did so many other sports - swimming, track, table tennis, lawn tennis, netball, volleyball, cricket,

By the time I was a teenager, I had a front-row seat to what performing arts demands from a body. I also had a front-row seat to how badly the sports medicine world misunderstood those demands.

Dance injuries are not the same as sports injuries. A sprained ankle in a dancer requires a completely different return protocol than a sprained ankle in a tennis player. The range demands, the artistry requirements, the psychological pressure to perform through pain — all different.

This is why performance medicine is a specialty — and why I dedicated my career to it. Your instrument deserves a specialist. 🎭

04/14/2026

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: 𝙎𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘼𝙧𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙋𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙨

For performers, talent and technique are just part of the equation. The other part? 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.
When the performing arts and science come together, amazing things happen

• 𝗜𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Understanding anatomy, biomechanics, and recovery helps performers stay on stage longer.
• 𝗘𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: Strength, flexibility, and endurance training tailored to your movement patterns improves artistry.
• 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆: Evidence-based rehab and conditioning keep performers moving at their best.
• 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀: Knowledge from sports science, physical therapy, and nutrition supports longevity in a demanding field.
• 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: Data and research inform better practices, reducing trial-and-error and unnecessary strain.

Collaboration doesn’t dilute the art — it 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁, giving performers the tools to move safely, beautifully, and confidently.
When art and science work together, the result is 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲.

04/12/2026

𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗮𝗴𝗲 - 𝟭𝟱% 𝗼𝗳𝗳

Here's a list of the things that won't wait

- Your summer intensive
- The trails
- Your Summer plans the courts
- Your audition
- The courts

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙨𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙣'𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙮.

𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙬, 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙞𝙣 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙙.

8 sessions.
15% off.
Specific care tailored to your goals
Personalized to your body, your goals, and your season.

ℹ️ New patient or haven't been in over 3 months? You'll need to book an initial evaluation first — just call us at (240) 292-9512 or reply to this email and we'll get you sorted quickly. The discount still applies!

𝗜'𝗺 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿. 𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲.
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👉 Book before midnight: link in bio

04/10/2026

𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭: 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐩 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭.

You know who needs this? Everybody.

I want to be clear
𝙉𝙤𝙬 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙖𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙨𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩

Not just when you’re struggling.
Not just when something feels off.
But anyone who wants to feel stronger, more stable, and ready for whatever comes next.

Too often, we wait until we’re behind to take action.
Waiting only makes things harder, slower, and more stressful.

Spring is your window to get ahead.
To build strength.
To fix what’s been holding you back.
To prepare your body for your next challenge—whatever that looks like.

So don't wait until it’s too late.
This is your moment to do it differently.

🌱 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲
📅 April 5–12 | Limited spots available
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🔗 Link in bio to book your session

: 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐩 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭.

You know who needs this? Everybody.

I want to be clear
𝙉𝙤𝙬 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙖𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙨𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩

Not just when you’re struggling.
Not just when something feels off.
But anyone who wants to feel stronger, more stable, and ready for whatever comes next.

Too often, we wait until we’re behind to take action.
Waiting only makes things harder, slower, and more stressful.

Spring is your window to get ahead.
To build strength.
To fix what’s been holding you back.
To prepare your body for your next challenge—whatever that looks like.

So don't wait until it’s too late.
This is your moment to do it differently.

🌱 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲
📅 April 5–12 | Limited spots available
💸 Use code 𝗦𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗗𝟮𝟱𝟲 for 15% off
🔗 Link in bio to book your session

12/31/2023

Talking about how you handle injuries can be tough,

It can be intimidating to talk about your injuries. For many it can be even difficult to admit that you are injured. And many times, the dance world doesn’t give us the space, the comfort to come up short and still be accepted.

Because if you can’t dance, are you even really a ?

Well I’m here to tell you that even if you’re not in a studio or company that supports you at your worst, that I’ll be here

✨I’ll be here to walk you thru the scary big words and help you to understand what’s going on
✨I’ll be here to help you find the path back to the studio
✨I’ll be here to make sure you come back even better, even stronger

I won’t judge you as you go thru one of the most emotional times of your dance career - because your talent surpasses one injury, one stumbling block, one setback.

Reach out to me. Shoot me an email or a DM. Talk about that thing holding you back. Let’s figure out together how to get you back to dancing as we go into the new year!

Cheers!

12/29/2023

𝘼𝙣𝙠𝙡𝙚 𝙎𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨 : 𝙎𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙍𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙋𝙖𝙧𝙩 2

Let’s continue the conversation about ankle swelling reduction. In our last post we spoke about the the new guidelines of PEACE, now let’s take a look at LOVE

The goal here is to give you a bird’s eye view of your rehab process instead of focusing on just the initial symptoms. Many people do think that once the initial pain and swelling is resolved, that things should return to normal. Yes there is more work to do! - take a look at what comes next

After the acute phase - a few days after your injury , LOVE comes next.
𝗟 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱
Goal: Emphasize active recovery using movement and exercises.

𝗢 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗺
Goal: development of optimistic patient expectations that are associated with better outcomes and prognosis.

𝗩 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘃𝗮𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Goal: Increase blood flow and improve limited physical function

𝗘 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲
Goal: reduce the occurrence of recurrent injuries

Be sure to give your ankle PEACE and LOVE, but be sure to look at the big picture of your injury.

𝙒𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙞𝙣𝙟𝙪𝙧𝙮? 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙖 𝘿𝙈!

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