Working together to get you a stronger, healthier,
 more confident YOU!

Welcome to Performance Plus Physical Therapy!
My name is Dr. Danelle Dickson, PT, DPT, OCS, Owner and Physical Therapist here at Performance Plus Physical Therapy, and I am excited to work with you to get you back to the things you love!

We help people of all ages in the DMV area, make the best decisions and find the fastest solutions to getting back to the things they love, without repeated Doctor’s visits, without medications, without injections and without surgery

This practice was created and born out of my personal experience of being injured as a dancer, and going through physical therapy myself to get better. I was sooo scared and worried that I would never get better and be able to dance again. I wondered if my therapist had met anyone just like me and my problem. And even though she did, I feared that I would be different, and that my problem was incurable.

I was absolutely wrong!

I thought of all the people that I could possibly help who felt just like me, that at that moment decided to make a career of being a Physical Therapist. And I never looked back!

So if you have felt like me at some point - scared, worried about a bad diagnosis, afraid to take the next step because you don’t know what’s next for you - I am here to guide you through this process. I promise - on the other side of your problem is a stronger, healthier, more confident you!

If you are struggling with things like running a 5K, playing your favourite game or even the basic things in life like playing with your kids, sitting at your desk at work, or even getting out of bed, then you are in the right place!

Take a look around and check us out - we have free tools that you can use today to start on your journey. Just click on the button to receive your 100% free download of my free reports to get you going TODAY! No long wait for a Doctor’s visit! No 1 hour long calls to your insurance!

Also check out our testimonials on the website, online and on social media. Hear about people’s experience coming to Performance Plus Physical Therapy and read about the experience you have to look forward to! I’m excited to help you, so let’s start the conversation! Click on the button below to chat with me, and let’s start the journey to your transformation!

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MEET YOUR THERAPIST

Dr. Danelle Dickson, PT, DPT, is a licensed physical therapist, Performing Arts specialist, Orthopedic clinical specialist and owner at Performance Plus Physical Therapy. She is also the creator of Dansebridge Online,  an online cross training program for dancers, host of the Dancing around Elephants Podcast, co-founder of a business mentorship for minority women: The Business Female Foundation and co-founder of the Dance Ready Project, an online hub for tools and resources for dancers.

Dr. Danelle's forty two years in the dance world fueled her passion to work with dancer's injuries. She combined her passion for dance with her skills in orthopedics to work with thousands of dancers and other athletes, at the pre-professional level and professional levels. She has worked with local DC dance companies, DC dance schools and notable companies and performances such as Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey II, Little Dancer, Angels in America, POTUS!, Chicago!, Netflix's Bridgerton, Tempestous Elements, Dissonance Dance Theater, Dance Institute of Washington, Dance Academy of Virginia, Kirov Ballet, The Viva School of Dance, and University of Maryland Dance Department. 

Dr. Danelle has used her 17 years experience in the field to help her patients, but also to give back.  Dr. Dickson has lectured at Howard University, University of Maryland, University of Delaware and Marymount University on dance medicine, injury assessment and treatment.  She has also presented on Dance Medicine, DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) and Physical Therapy think tanks (Graham Sessions) at the national level - American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). She has also been featured on national publications (APTA Magazine) and international dance medicine conferences on her published dance research at International Association of Dance Medicine and Science (IADMS), and featured in national physical therapy magazine (APTA) in 2022 for her innovation in clinical practice in the dance and mentorship world. Dr. Danelle’s expert topics include dancer injuries, injury prevention, patient advocacy and business mentorship for women.

Dr. Danelle lives in Washington DC with her close friends and cats Ché and Fidel. When she is out of the clinic, you can find her traveling the world, and spending time with her family in Trinidad, England, and Australia. And of course, always finding time to dance.

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