The Art of Motion. The Science of Healing.
Personalized physical therapy serving the greater Portland, Maine area.
Maine Dance Medicine is founded on the belief that every body holds untapped existing potential for efficient, pain-free movement, and our treatment uses a whole body approach to help you achieve that.
We are dedicated to providing the highest quality, orthopedic healthcare for the dance community - dancers, teachers and parents - utilizing our unique expertise to promote health, safety and longevity for artistic athletes.
Comprehensive Therapy & Performance Services
Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Maine Dance Medicine supports the southern Maine community through both traditional and dance-specific physical therapy services to help you recover from injury and emerge stronger.
Your first physical therapy appointment will be a 90-minute evaluation which includes assessment, diagnosis, and initial treatment planning. Subsequent treatments are 60 minutes.
Individual Screenings
Screenings for youth and professional dancers identify a dancer’s strengths, vulnerabilities, and guide exercise programs, all while focusing on restoring efficient function, reducing future injury risk, and elevating performance.
Book a recurring annual screening, before intensive trainings, or the start of rehearsal seasons.
Onsite Workshops
Workshops for dancers, parents, and teachers empower participants to take ownership of their health and wellness, building confidence to pursue their passion without fear of injury.
Examples of workshops include:
General injury prevention
Strength and conditioning
Pointe-readiness and pointe-prep
Laura Hohm PT, DPT, CFMT
Dr. Hohm has extensive manual therapy training as Maine’s sole Certified Functional Manual Therapist™ (CFMT). She is also a respected dance medicine specialist who has served the dance community for two decades.
Before moving to Maine, Dr. Hohm was a Company Physical Therapist for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey II, The Ailey School and worked at PhysioArts, a premier NYC performing arts clinic. For over a decade, Dr. Hohm worked for Broadway productions, including Musicals (Hamilton, Book of Mormon, Wicked), Radio City Music Hall, Lincoln Center Theater, and Film/TV (The Greatest Showman). She also treated dancers from the companies of American Ballet Theater, The Royal Ballet, and Cedar Lake, and pre-professional programs including Ellison Ballet.
Driven by her passion, Dr. Hohm offers empathetic, personalized care, understanding the critical balance of physicality and artistry to empower all her patients to reach their full potential.