Pilates Rehabilitation May Be The Safe Solution To Heal Your Injured Body
Susannah Marchese asked:
Pilates rehabilitation is often seen in physical therapists offices because it is known to strengthen the body, improve posture, flexibility and balance. The rehab Pilates we do with our clients compliments and enhances what they are doing in rehab therapy.
Joseph Pilates, the creator of this exercise, was a nurse in the German army during World War One. It was there that he developed a method of strengthening the muscles of the wounded soldiers he was assigned to.
He attached weighted springs to their beds and the first Pilates equipment was created. Interestingly, the soldiers who were given the exercises by him healed and recovered faster than the soldiers who did nothing. He was way ahead of his time. To Joe, rehabilitation meant getting creative with what you had.
Pilates rehab works for many reasons. The attention paid to good form is a perfect way for an injured client to gain strength in the weak and injured muscles. Pilates is gentle on the joints and won’t over-stress an already stressed body. It also strengthens the smaller muscle groups that support joints and bony structures, and it builds an awareness to balance, chronically weak and imbalanced muscles gain equal strength.
Pilates as rehabilitation is preventative medicine. Keep yourself strong today and avoid injuries tomorrow. Remaining injury-free is an important benefit as we age.
Rehab Pilates develops flexibility in joints and helps to keep them “oiled up” by gently moving the joints through their ranges of motion. This is particularly important for arthritis sufferers. Keeping a full or near full range of motion in the joints is immensely important to all people, but to arthritis sufferers in particular.
It is important to note that most instructors are not trained nor qualified to make a diagnosis for injured clients. Their job is to work in conjunction with physical therapists, chiropractors, osteopaths, or anyone in the medical profession who is making a diagnosis on a client. Our job is to teach plain and simple. The method in itself is rehabilitative and therapeutic.
Most people, no matter their age or level of fitness, can benefit from this exercise routine. We all have weak links in our muscular skeletal makeup. A Pilates exercise routine is an option to balance out our weaknesses and get us, and keep us, on our feet.
Susannah Marchese is a certified Pilates fitness instructor and a senior contributing writer to http://www.everything-about-pilates.com/pilates-rehabilitation.html
Fit Yummy Mummy!
Pilates rehabilitation is often seen in physical therapists offices because it is known to strengthen the body, improve posture, flexibility and balance. The rehab Pilates we do with our clients compliments and enhances what they are doing in rehab therapy.
Joseph Pilates, the creator of this exercise, was a nurse in the German army during World War One. It was there that he developed a method of strengthening the muscles of the wounded soldiers he was assigned to.
He attached weighted springs to their beds and the first Pilates equipment was created. Interestingly, the soldiers who were given the exercises by him healed and recovered faster than the soldiers who did nothing. He was way ahead of his time. To Joe, rehabilitation meant getting creative with what you had.
Pilates rehab works for many reasons. The attention paid to good form is a perfect way for an injured client to gain strength in the weak and injured muscles. Pilates is gentle on the joints and won’t over-stress an already stressed body. It also strengthens the smaller muscle groups that support joints and bony structures, and it builds an awareness to balance, chronically weak and imbalanced muscles gain equal strength.
Pilates as rehabilitation is preventative medicine. Keep yourself strong today and avoid injuries tomorrow. Remaining injury-free is an important benefit as we age.
Rehab Pilates develops flexibility in joints and helps to keep them “oiled up” by gently moving the joints through their ranges of motion. This is particularly important for arthritis sufferers. Keeping a full or near full range of motion in the joints is immensely important to all people, but to arthritis sufferers in particular.
It is important to note that most instructors are not trained nor qualified to make a diagnosis for injured clients. Their job is to work in conjunction with physical therapists, chiropractors, osteopaths, or anyone in the medical profession who is making a diagnosis on a client. Our job is to teach plain and simple. The method in itself is rehabilitative and therapeutic.
Most people, no matter their age or level of fitness, can benefit from this exercise routine. We all have weak links in our muscular skeletal makeup. A Pilates exercise routine is an option to balance out our weaknesses and get us, and keep us, on our feet.
Susannah Marchese is a certified Pilates fitness instructor and a senior contributing writer to http://www.everything-about-pilates.com/pilates-rehabilitation.html
Fit Yummy Mummy!
