BIO
Dr. Sheyi Ojofeitimi  

 Dr. Sheyi Ojofeitimi, DPT, OCS, CFMT, CIDN - Dr. Sheyi Ojofeitimi is the Director of Therapy Services at Alvin Ailey American Dance Foundation, CEO of Synthesis Physical Therapy, and Co-founder of the Dance Ready Project. She is also the creator of On The PT Tip, an interactive injury prevention and management workshop. A licensed physical therapist for 20 years, Dr. Sheyi has worked with Ailey School staff, students, Ailey II, Ailey I, Cedar Lake, Limón, and several Broadway & Off-Broadway shows, including Wicked, Once on this Island, Avenue Q, and FreeStyle Love Supreme. For ten years, she was part of a biomechanics team at the Analysis of Dance And Movement (ADAM) Center, researching movement and injury patterns in dancers. She is the author of 17 peer-reviewed journal articles.    

Dr. Sheyi is a Certified Functional Manual Therapist (CFMT), Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS), and has advanced training in the Thoracic Ring Approach. She trained in visceral mobilization, craniosacral therapy, and integrative dry needling (IDN). She is a specialist in treating lumbopelvic/sacrococcygeal dysfunctions and has a passionate interest in the connection between dysbiosis (gut dysfunction) and chronic pain/disease. Using a whole-body functional approach that incorporates nutrition, she treats each client as a unique individual. Dr. Sheyi received a Bachelor of Arts from Fordham University, Master of Physical Therapy from West Virginia University, and Doctor Physical Therapy from Alabama State University.

PUBLICATIONS

  1. Ojofeitimi S, Bronner S, Becica L.  Conservative management of 2nd Metatarsophalangeal joint instability in a professional dancer: A case report. JOSPT, 46(2):114-123, 2016. 
  2.   Bronner S, Ojofeitimi S, Woo H. Extreme kinematics in selected Hip Hop dance sequences. Med Probl Perf Arts, 30(3):126-134, 2015. 
  3. Bronner S, Codman E, Ojofeitimi S, Hash-Campbell D. Differences in preseason aerobic fitness screening in professional and pre-professional modern dancers. J Dance Med Sci, 20(1):11-22, 2016. 
  4. Bronner S, Ojofeitimi S, Bailey-Lora J, Southwick H, Cassella M, Gamboa J, Rooney M, Gilman G, Gibbs R. A preseason cardiorespiratory profile of dancers in nine professional ballet and modern dance companies. J Dance Med Sci, 18(2):72-83, 2014. 
  5. Dickson D, Hollman K, Ojofeitimi S, Bronner S. Comparison of functional ankle motion measures in dancers. J Dance Med Sci. 16(3): 116-125, 2012.
  6. Ojofeitimi S, Bronner S, Woo, H. Injury incidence in Hip Hop dance. Scan J Med Sci Sports, 22: 347-355, 2012. 
  7. Bronner S, Ojofeitimi S.  Pelvis and hip three-dimensional kinematics in grand battement movements. J Dance Med Sci, 15(1):23-30, 2011. 
  8. Ojofeitimi S, Bronner S.  Musculoskeletal injuries in hip hop dancers.  Dance UK News, 79: 20-21, 2010.   
  9. Ojofeitimi S, Bronner S. Injuries in a modern dance company: Effect of comprehensive management on injury incidence and cost. J Dance Med Sci 15(3): 116-122, 2011.   
  10. Mayers L, Bronner S, Agraharasamakulam S, Ojofeitimi S. Lower Extremity Kinetics in Tap Dance. J Dance Med Sci, 14(1): 3-10, 2010. 
  11. Bronner S, Agraharasamakulam S, Ojofeitimi S. Reliability and validity of electrogoniometry measurement of lower extremity movement.  J Med Eng Technol, 34(3):232-42, 2010.   
  12. Bronner S, Ojofeitimi S, Rose D. Repair and rehabilitation of extensor hallucis longus and brevis lacerations in a professional dancer. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther, 38(6): 362-370, 2008    
  13. Berglund C, Philipps L, Ojofeitimi S.  Flexor hallucis longus tendinitis among dancers. Orthopedic Physical Therapy Practice, 18(3): 26-31, 2006.    
  14. Bronner S, Ojofeitimi S, Mayers L. Comprehensive injury surveillance of dance injuries: A proposal for uniform reporting guidelines for professional companies. J Dance Med Sci, 10(3-4): 69-80, 2006 
  15. Bronner S, Ojofeitimi S. Gender and limb differences in healthy elite dancers: Passé kinematics. Journal of Motor Behavior, 38(1): 71-79, 2006. 
  16. Bronner S, Ojofeitimi S, Spriggs J. Occupational musculoskeletal disorders in dancers. Phys Ther Rev, 8:57-68, 2003.   
  17. Bronner S, Ojofeitimi S, Rose D. Injuries in a modern dance company: Effect of comprehensive management on incidence and time loss. Am J Sports Med, 31(3): 365-373, 2003.   
  18. Ojofeitimi S, Bronner S. The state of research in dance medicine. Orthopedic Physical Therapy Practice, 14(2): 21-26, 2002.

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