"Pilates" has gained a huge following throughout the community, and just about every practitioner has been asked "What do you think of Pilates? Should I do Pilates?" Good questions, but what do you tell them? Is the Pilates that is being taught at the local Pilates studio or gym good for our patients? Do you need to have expensive equipment in your clinic, and if you do give your patients Pilates exercises, how do they practice them at home? At last there is a great course presented by one of Sydney foremost Pilates Instructors, by a Physiotherapist, for Physiotherapists, that will give you the tools to develop an effective Pilates style core stability program. Far more effective than the local Pilates studio for patients with any kind of pathology/pain, learn how to choose exercises based on your patients needs and your assessment, rather than just a routine bunch of exercises that are used for everyone. Whether you would like to teach individually or create classes for patients, this is the course that will enable you to do both.

This evidence based course provides practical and theoretical tools to assess and improve Lumbo-Pelvic stability, as well as Deep Neck, Thoracic and Shoulder stability and recruitment. Participants will learn to utilise the most effective Pilates exercises and routines for patient rehabilitation and training.  

Theory component

• History of Pilates
• Main principles
• Revision of postural analysis
• Difference between Traditional and Rehabilitation Pilates
• Latest research on lumbo-pelvic dynamic stability
• Assessment of dynamic lumbo-pelvic stability
• Compensations, contraindications and variations for exercises discussed
• Cervical Spine and Shoulder Girdle dynamic stability

Practical component

• Assessment and facilitation of deep local Lumbar muscles
• Low load pre pilates exercises through to higher load Mat Work for lumbo-pelvic stability
• Progressions with Swiss ball and theraband
• Assessment and facilitation of Deep Neck, Thoracic Multifidus and shoulder girdle musculature
• Seated posture training
• Trunk movement mobility exercises and stretches
• Pilates repertoire continuedVerbal instructions integrating positive feedback and  imagery into teaching