The history of Pilates is truly the tale of one man with a concept that he vehemently believed could change the world. The legacy of Pilates shows that he did. Joseph Pilates invested a lifetime of work into creating a movement method fueled by the drive to control the body through the mind. He anchored […]
Pain Management
How Pilates can help you recover from an injury
Pilates can help you recover from an injury by strengthening muscular imbalances throughout the body, improving flexibility, and teaching the body to move in new ways that break the movement cycle causing pain. Romana Kryzanowska is a ballet dancer and a well-known student of Joseph Pilates. She became devoted to the practice and eventually named […]
3 Pilates Exercises to Strengthen Your Spine
The movements in Pilates exercises increase strength in the abdominal, lower back, hip, and buttocks muscles. Consequently, practitioners can achieve better stabilization of the spine, more muscular control of back and limbs, and improved posture. Can Pilates exercises help back pain? Yes, Pilates can make a difference in helping with back pain because these exercises […]
Pain and your Mind
I have been using a somatic approach to how I teach pilates for about 10 years now. It is good to see we are moving past the old paradigms of pain therapy. I am always amazed when a client comes in with a chronic pain pattern and within one lesson they get relief. The power […]
Movement & Pain
Here is a simple article on how movement can help with pain. https://www.plantcityobserver.com/article/focus-on-fitness-exercise-for-pain-relief