Healthcare Resources
Welcome to Larga Vista Dance! We blend the beauty of dance with women's healthcare education, inspiring creativity in our choreographers and dancers, while promoting healthy living to our community. Explore our curated resources below, meant to provide you with valuable insights and information. Discover how art and health empower one another.
*Please note these are only resources and not meant to treat or diagnose. Please discuss with your healthcare provider.*
photo by Emilie Regen
Perimenopause
Menopause
- FDA Expert Panel on Menopause and Hormone Replacement Therapy for Women, July 17, 2025 https://www.youtube.com/live/_2ZRlOivC5M?si=qiTVN2lPY2_67oBU
- Documentary on PBS : The M Factor: Shredding the Silence on Menopause The first documentary film that addresses the marginalized or ignored health crisis faced by millions of women as they go through menopause.
- Dr. Mary Claire Haver - demystifying menopause https://thepauselife.com/
- Dr. Lisa Mosconi - The Menopause Brain https://www.lisamosconi.com/the-menopause-brain
- Elektra Health’s - Guide to Menopause gives you the low down on everything from stages of menopause, symptoms and what you can do about them. Provides access to clinicians who specialize in perimenopause and menopause treatment.
- Alloy Health: provides access to doctors who specialize in menopause treatment.
- Hear from the best experts in the menopause space. https://www.letstalkmenopause.org/
- Find a menopause practitioner https://portal.menopause.org/NAMS/NAMS/Directory/Menopause-Practitioner.aspx
- Perimenopause https://thepauselife.com/blogs/the-pause-blog/perimenopause-why-doctors-often-miss-the-diagnosis
- Hormone Replacement Therapy, preparing for your appointment - https://thepauselife.com/blogs/the-pause-blog/how-to-approach-your-healthcare-provider-about-hormone-therapy-ht
- The Journal of the Menopause Society Neurophysiological correlates of subjective cognitive decline in perimenopausal midlife women at risk for Alzheimer's Disease - https://journals.lww.com/menopausejournal/abstract/9900/neurophysiological_correlates_of_subjective.439.aspx
Musculoskeletal
Health
- Dr. Stacy Sims - aims to revolutionize exercise nutrition and performance for women. She is an exercise physiologist, nutrition scientist, author, and women's health and fitness advocate. https://www.drstacysims.com/
- Dr. Vonda Wright - orthopedic surgeon "For 20 years Dr. Vonda Wright, has dedicated her work and research as an orthopedic surgeon, elite sports doc, public speaker, published author, biotech consultant, and health innovator to optimize aging and compel us to live more, do more, excel more, and live VITALLY as we age." https://www.drvondawright.com
- Sports Rehab & Injury Specialist June Rivera: https://physicalculture.co/june-rivera-top-rated-sports-rehab-injury-specialist/
- NYU Harkness Center for Dance Injuries https://nyulangone.org/care-services/harkness-center-for-dance-injuries
- Hospital for Special Surgery Nutrition for Bone, Joint and Musculoskeletal Health https://www.hss.edu/condition-list_nutrition.asp
- Musculoskeletal Syndrome of Menopause https://thepauselife.com/blogs/the-pause-blog/musculoskeletal-syndrome-of-menopause-what-you-need-to-know
Mental Wellbeing
- Dr. Lisa Mosconi - Neuroscientist "At the intersection of neuroscience and women’s health, my research is focused on how our genetics, hormones, environment, and lifestyle shape the brain — the female brain, in particular. Right now, tomorrow, and over the course of a lifetime." https://www.lisamosconi.com/
- Minding the Gap https://www.mindthegapinitiative.org/
- Weill Cornell education https://weillcornell.org/news/mindfulness-and-meditation-benefits-and-practical-tips?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=march2025newsletter
- Menopause, Memory & Mental Health https://thepauselife.com/blogs/the-pause-blog/menopause-memory-mental-health
- Integrative Medicine, click here to discover what this is and how it could be incorporated in your healthcare.
Pelvic Floor &
Breathing
- Dr. Kelly Caspers - "Building a world where people are empowered to own their health and sexuality, through education." https://kellycaspersonmd.com/
- Women's Health Coach Chantel Bermejo - https://physicalculture.co/chantel-bermejo-top-rated-women-health-coach/
- Pelvic floor physical therapist Iris Platt www.irisplatt.com
- Tight Lipped https://www.tightlipped.org/
- Pelvic Awareness Project https://pelvicawarenessproject.org/
- Pelvic Global https://pelvicglobal.com/blog/
- Prosayla https://www.prosayla.com/
- International Pelvic Pain Society https://www.pelvicpain.org/public/resources/educational-resources/informational-handouts
- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists https://www.acog.org/womens-health