General conditioning and injury prevention

• Reformer workouts
• Back rehabilitation using manual therapy
• Hand therapy
• Postoperative rehabilitation
• Licensed massage therapy
• On-site theater injury care
• Educational programs
• Physician referral for eating disorders

Spectrum is a preferred provider for the following Cincinnati arts organizations:

• Aronoff Center of Performing Arts
• Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
• Cincinnati Ballet
• Cincinnati Ballet Orchestra
• School for Creative & Performing Arts Dance Department
• University of Cincinnati Dance Department

Dance Medicine

• Physical Therapists
• Athletic Trainers
• Rehabilitation & conditioning on Current Concept Reformers utilizing the historical works of Joseph Pilates
• On–site theater injury care
• Pre–pointe evaluations for young ballet students, which includes:
-Strength testing
-Range of motion testing
-Balance skills evaluation
• Counseling on xcercises designed to prepare student for pointe
• Evaluation sent to instructor

Medicine

Physical therapists & occupational therapists specializing in:

• Hand rehabilitation
• Muscle rehabilitation
• Lip injuries for wind instrument players
• Neck & shoulder rehabilitation for string instrument players
• Physicals
• Educational in–service program for musicians

Massage Therapy

Licensed massage therapists focused on the needs of performing artists

Educational Programs

The Performing Arts Medicine program provides educational presentations focused on injury prevention and strengthening to dance schools, theaters, and high schools. Exercise classes and floor barre are also available.

The annual Performing Arts Medicine Symposium for Teachers offers educational opportunities, dance classes and ballet performance for teachers and advanced students of all of the performing arts, including dance, music, singing and acting. The biannual Performing Arts Medicine newsletter provides timely articles on injury prevention and care for all performing artists.

Jacqui Haas

Former ballet dancer Jacqui Haas, A.T.C., cares for performers in all their health matters as director of Performing arts Medicine. Haas has extended her reach into the community as the athletic trainer of the Cincinnati Ballet, the School of Creative and Performing Arts in Cincinnati, the Arnoff Center for Performing Arts and the University of Cincinnati (UC) dance department and as a frequent guest lecturer at UC.

Haas trained at The School of American Ballet, the Boston ballet and the Cleveland Ballet. As a professional, she danced with the Southern Ballet Theater, Tampa Ballet, New Orleans City Ballet, the Cincinnati Ballet and Ballet Artists Cincinnati. A member of the faculty of the School of the Cincinnati Ballet, Haas earned her bachelor's degree in dance form the University of South Florida and her Athletic Training Certification from UC.

Jill Vonderharr

With a background in gymnastics, choreography, jazz, and ballet, Performing Arts Medicine coordinator Jill Vonderhaar, P.T., understands the high-performance athlete. She uses a holistic approach to healing by evaluating all muscle imbalances and not just the acute injury. This approach heals the injury and educates the artist in correcting faulty movement patterns. Vonderhaar focuses her work and research on the unique injuries of musicians and dancers. Her community involvement includes educational presentations at dance schools and backstage work at the Cincinnati Ballet and the UC dance department. Vonderhaar will also be teaching at the School of the Cincinnati Ballet. A graduate of St. Louis University, Vonderhaar received her bachelor's degree in physical therapy.

Alicia Zabala

With over 12 years experience as a former ballet dancer with the Jefferson Ballet Theatre, Alicia comes to Spectrum from New Orleans, Louisiana. Alicia is a certified pilates instructor and one of the ath;letic trainers for the Cincinnati Ballet. She covers the University of Cincinnati's Dance Department and assists with the School for Creative and Performing Arts. As an adjunct instructor, Alicia also teaches several classes for the Dance curriculum at CCM. She earned her bachelor's degree in athletic training from Southeastern Louisiana University, where she also danced with DanceWorks, SLU's modern dance company.