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The Pole Physio Blog


Grips and Holds - The Complete Guide for Pole Dancers: Part 2
LOWER LIMB HOLDS Welcome back to our grips and holds series. In part one we brought you the complete guide for the upper limb hold. And...

Kristine Slater
Nov 26, 202212 min read


Pole Dance Throughout the Menstrual Cycle
This one is for all my menstruating humans all around the world (but sing it like XTINA). While it’s absolutely fascinating to...

Julia Vo
Nov 12, 202212 min read


Anatomy of a Ballerina
Working on nailing your ballerina or capezio? Then look no further, this is the blog for you! Come join us as we break down the ins and outs

Simone Muscat
Aug 27, 202213 min read


Pole Dance Research Recap:
A narrative review of pole dance physiology and injury research Since the modernisation of pole dancing in the late 90’s/early 00’s,...

Simone Muscat
Aug 13, 202221 min read


Anatomy of a Brass Monkey
As we venture deeper into our pole ninja journey, we start to conquer a few different leg grips on the pole. When we first start out, we...

Simone Muscat
Dec 25, 20215 min read


Anatomy of a Shoulder Mount
We are certainly making our way through the anatomy of a few tricks this year! If you haven’t already, go check out my anatomy series...

Simone Muscat
Jul 17, 20216 min read


Anatomy of a Handspring and Deadlift
February 6th, 2021 Updated: November 25th, 2025 After covering our Ayesha in such incredible depth in our previous blog, it naturally makes sense to continue our anatomy series by progressing onto our Handspring. The Handspring is a major journey for all pole dancers to unlock. And we are going to break it down bit by bit in this detailed blog. There’s so much to cover in this incredible feat of strength & power, so it’s no wonder why for many polers this is the dream trick!

Simone Muscat
Feb 6, 202113 min read


Anatomy of the Spatchcock - Spatchcock Series Part 2
Deep dive into the anatomy of the spatchcock as we learn the intricacies of this pole trick.

Simone Muscat
Aug 22, 20206 min read
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