Helping to relieve lower back pain...
Pilates is a form of exercise that has been brought increasingly to the general public’s attention due to its popularity with celebrities. It was
devised by Joseph Pilates about 70 years ago and was the culmination of his personal experiences with a variety of exercise and sports.
The traditional pilates exercises have been modified over the years by pilates training schools and physiotherapists as some of the exercises are of
a high level and difficult to execute correctly. This has led to the development of the contemporary approach to pilates. The essence of the
exercises remain constant and focuses on the recruitment of the deep postural stabilising muscles of the abdominal wall and spine, but also of
those surrounding the shoulder blades.
Over the past 20 years research led by physiotherapists into the subject of low back pain and muscle rehabilitation has overlapped with pilates. The
research supports some of the principles of pilates in the reduction of LBP. Hence pilates is used and often recommended by physiotherapists today.
On a practical note it is important to learn pilates from a well qualified teacher. There is no country-wide standard for pilates.
Pilates is best learned on a one-to-one basis and has the added benefits forthose experiencing pain if the teacher has a physiotherapy background.
This is particularly useful in people who have a history of back pain or back surgery. Once the basic principles of pilates have been learned on a one-to
one basis, it is then easier for the person to integrate into a class situation and execute the exercises safely and correctly.
Jadwiga is a is a Chartered Physiotherapistand qualified Therapy First Physiotherapy APPI Pilates Instructor.
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