Pilates equipment and the floor work tones muscles as well as balances muscular force at joint level. Pilates method stimulates circulation through facilitating muscular flexibility, joint range of motion, and proper musculo-skeletal alignment. In addition it promotes new neuro-mucsular patterns, heightened awareness, and more precise coordination. All these things combine to help prevent future re-injury and reduce even in some cases alleviate chronic pain altogether.
In particular, pilates is used to rehabilitate spine problems. The method strengthens lengthens and balances spinal musculature thereby aligning and decompressing injured vertebrae and helping to relieve nerve and disc pressure.As mentioned above, this decompression facilitates and stimulates healthy circulation to the damaged spinal tissue. The pelvic and spinal stabilization work also help prepare the body for rehabilitation of other weak or damaged areas. Pilates is a wonderful complement to Chiropractic, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy.
The unique equipment will support weaker areas of the body while you develop strength, flexibility and good postural alignment. Each piece of equipment will challenge you in a different way, at the same time it will target your level based on the exercise that is chosen for you for that piece of equipment.