The National Institute of Dance Medicine and Science has opened a new dance fitness screening centre in Edinburgh, coinciding with the launch of three new health packages for dancers, in partnership with One Dance UK.
NIDMS with its partners, the University of Edinburgh and Taylor physiotherapy, will create the new Scottish hub for the organisation to complement the existing NIDMS screening centres in the Midlands (the Jerwood Centre for the Prevention and Treatment of Injuries and University of Wolverhampton) and London (Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance).
There are various plans through which dancers can claim money back on healthcare treatments including physiotherapy, osteopathy, dental and chiropody and private consultation, plus discounted gym membership and access to a 24-hour helpline.
NIDMS Manager Stephanie De’Ath said, "NIDMS continually aims to expand the provision of healthcare for dancers throughout the UK, and has been striving to establish more support in Northern England and Scotland.
"We are really pleased that dancers in Scotland will now be able to purchase POP [Performance Optimisation Package] and access dance specialist screening services in Edinburgh, and we will continue to work hard to try and establish free-at-the-point-of-use specialist healthcare opportunities in NHS Scotland."