WHAT IS CLINICAL PILATES?

• Pilates is a form of exercise that targets the deep postural muscles with precise movements. Pilates incorporates the use of special apparatus and equipment into movement routines designed to enhance flexibility, strength, and coordination. All Pilates exercises flow from the five essentials: – Breathing, cervical alignment, rib and scapular stabilization, and pelvic mobility. Each exercise is initiated by stabilizing the core muscles, including the abdominal, gluteal, and paraspinal muscles, and proceeds through a controlled range of motion.
• Clinical Pilates is the combination of physiotherapy and Pilates approach which helps you in your recovery and restore your overall fitness and well–being. Clinical Pilates focuses on core strength, flexibility, and posture, it provides a solid foundation for physical wellness. Integration of Physiotherapy interventions such as manual therapy and Pilates can optimize the effectiveness of treatment in the management of an injury, and management of chronic pains.
• The Pilates reformer, after mat exercises, is the most popular and used piece of Pilates equipment. It’s a sleek pulley system consisting of a sliding carriage and springs with varying degrees of tension. The reformer is an adaptable machine full of variety that is perfect for beginners, challenging for the avid fitness enthusiast, and suitable for those recovering from an injury.
• The reformer can build muscular endurance efficiently in a non-weight-bearing manner, making it more comfortable for the joints. The reformer can train many parts and dynamics of the body in different ways.
• The reformer offers benefits of Pilates including overall strength, flexibility, coordination, and balance. These things, in turn, lead to daily life improvements like better posture, graceful and efficient movement, and for many, relief from pain associated with physical imbalances such as back pain.