How to Prevent Shuffle Dance Injuries
- emyleeinfo
- Jul 2
- 2 min read
I have had so many of you come to me and ask if I've ever had an injury because of shuffling. The most common pain points I hear from you guys are:
Ankles
Knees
and Hips.
While thankfully I've never had an injury (knock on wood), I've known plenty of shufflers who have. And it led me to wonder, what could shufflers be doing in order to prevent (and help recover from) injury?
I recently came across Joyce Ai (aka The Physio Raver on Instagram), a Physical Therapist who is doing something I've never seen done before: giving ravers, shufflers, and even DJs the tools and guidance to help them rave better, longer and smarter.
I asked Joyce to sit down and chat with me about what we can do as shufflers to not only be better dancers, but also to prevent injury. You can watch the full video here, but here are a few key highlights:
Research shows stretching alone won't prevent injury
If your muscles feel tight, it might be because they are weak.
Injury is most likely to happen when you are tired, so avoid that “one last song” if your body is telling you to rest.
the top 3 areas for shufflers to focus on for mobility are: hips, ankle and spine.
Raving alone takes a toll on the body, then add in Shuffling which is basically a HIIT workout, and you've got a recipe for pain. But if you're taking care of your body, there's no reason you can't be doing this until you're in the Rave Grave.
For more tips and advice, watch my full interview with Joyce below. And if you're currently dealing with an injury, I highly recommend checking out her page.
xx Em
