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Athletes and the ArtsAuthor: The Athletes and the Arts Coalition
Interested in performing arts? Health and wellness? Then listen to the Athletes and the Arts podcast, hosted by Steven Karageanes, DO, FAOASM and Yasi Ansari, MS, RDN, CSSD. We are an initiative headed by the American College of Sports Medicine and Performing Arts Medicine Association. Our podcast draws upon medical experts from over 20 different organizations in performing arts and sports medicine to discuss numerous health and wellness issues that relate to performers and athletes alike. Our guests will also include professionals in performing arts and sports to give us a peek into their lives and talk about how they cope with their careers. The co-hosts: Steven Karageanes, DO, FAOASM is a primary care sports medicine physician certified in performing arts medicine practicing in Detroit, Michigan. Yasi Ansari, MS, RDN, CSSD is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist & Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics practicing in Los Angeles, California. Find out more at http://www.athletesandthearts.com Language: en Genres: Arts, Fitness, Health & Fitness, Performing Arts Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Keep Your Head Straight w/ Dr Kristen Schuyten (sponsored by OnCall.AI)
Episode 40
Sunday, 30 November, 2025
Yasi and Steven chat with Dr. Kristen Schuyten, physical therapist and faculty at the University of Michighan School of Music Theater and Dance. She's also a PT for US Figure Skating and works in the U of M Concussion Center. She Is a go-to person for performing artists, but she also is researching concussions in dance. We talk about changing trends in dance medicine, differences in skaters and dancers, creating a career in performing arts medicine, the rise of GLP-1 medications in the arts, and lessons learned over 2 decades of experience. Dr. Schuyten's instagram: @theperformingartsptBio: Dr. Kristen Schuyten, PT, DPT, MS, SCS, CSCS is a Physical Therapy Clinical Specialist with MedSport at Michigan Medicine, faculty with the University of Michigan Department of Dance and Physical Therapist with the Wellness Initiative with the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance (U-M SMTD). She holds her Board Certification in Sports through the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. She performs faculty and staff training in concussion and emergency management of the performer, screening, and treatment of performing arts patients and coordinates and performs on-site triaging, backstage treatment services for U-M SMTD. She has developed a post-operative protocol for returning to dance, a post-concussion return plan for university performers, and injury risk assessments for figure skaters, gymnasts, and instrumentalists. For over 15 years, she has coordinated musculoskeletal injury risk screening and neurological baseline testing for the U-M SMTD including analysis of individual screenings and customized exercise prescription. Dr. Schuyten has been a volunteer physiotherapist for the US Figure Skating national medical team since 2013, coordinating care for local, regional, and national figure skating championships, as well as providing support for the team during Olympic and World Championship events. Dr. Schuyten has delivered presentations at both national and international conferences focusing on concussion, injury risk assessment, and wellness related to the performing arts. Additionally, she provides lectures and workshops on these topics at other colleges and universities, dance studios, skating rinks, and online educational modules regarding Performing Arts Rehabilitation. She is a member of the Faculty Council at the University of Michigan Concussion Center and has collaborated on several papers that highlight research regarding post-concussive return to learn and return to performance progressions for university students in the performing arts.
