a Ballet Education ISSUE 18 | Page 8

Achille’s Tendonitis Weak Ankles? Tight Calves? Tight tendons? What is causing your achilles to get irritated PAGE 20 SPRAINED ANKLES Rolling your ankle is the worst. Are you ready to come back from it? PAGE 31 THE DREADED STRESS FRACTURE Every dancer fears hearing the word stress fracture. But this isn’t a death sentence. Learn what causes them, and how they are prevented. PAGE 33 PERONEAL TENDONITIS & Understanding Tendon Injuries Understanding peroneal tendonitis and tendinopathy and how tendon injuries progress and can be prevented. PAGE 34 Tegan Chou, photographed by David King The Ballet Clinic