My research focuses on how dance can aid in improving the balance and gait of older women. I am particularly interested in how online options can help increase accessibility and how blood flow restriction can amplify these benefits.
Areas of Interest
- Dance for health
- Postural stability, gait & falls risk
- Practical blood flow restriction
- Active aging
- Tele-health
Projects
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Published in: Journal of Dance Medicine and Science
Funded by: Canadian Graduate Scholarship – Master’s Program (2022), Canadian Institutes of Health Research/Instituts de Recherche en Santé du Canada; Fonds de Recherche du Québec – Santé: Formation de Maîtrise (2022-2023); Ed Whitlock Fellowship.
Full Citation: Chen, E.H., Saminathar, A., Roberts, M. & Bergdahl, A. (2026). “Enhanced lower limb strength and dynamic balance among older Canadian women following 12-weeks of online ballet-modern dance classes combined with blood flow restriction.” Journal of Dance Medicine & Science. https://doi.org/10.1177/1089313X261449241
Published in: International Journal of Exercise Science
Funded by: Funded by: Canadian Graduate Scholarship – Master’s Program (2022), Canadian Institutes of Health Research/Instituts de Recherche en Santé du Canada; Fonds de Recherche du Québec – Santé: Formation de Maîtrise (2022-2023); Ed Whitlock Fellowship.
Full Citation: Chen, E.H., Bergdahl, A. & Roberts, M. (2024). “Improvements in Postural Stability, Dynamic Balance and Strength Following 12 Weeks of Online Ballet-Modern Dance Classes for Older Women” International Journal of Exercise Science. Vol. 17: Iss. 1, Pages 682 –701. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/ijes/vol17/iss1/11; PMID: 38863786; PMCID: PMC11166139
I acknowledge that Concordia University is located on unceded Indigenous lands. The Kanien’kehá:ka Nation is recognized as the custodians of the lands and waters we now call Montreal. / Je reconnais que l’Université Concordia est située en territoire autochtone non cédé et que la nation Kanien’kehá:ka est la gardienne des terres et des eaux formant aujourd’hui Montréal.