Exercise in general is very beneficial to the body. It strengthens bones and regulates blood pressure, as well as keeps the body lean by enhancing the amount of calories burned daily. To maintain a level of healthy living an exercise routine is essential. However, some sports related exercises and training methods are very hard on [...]
Joint Noise
Are you one of those people that have naturally noisy joints? Every time you bend done, a chorus rounds out in a series of “snap”, “crackle”, and “pops”- and maybe you wonder is this an indication of an underlying problem or is it simply the way you are built. There are a few different explanations [...]
Back Pain Treatment
Strengthening the back muscles and increasing the back’s flexibility is the best way to begin a rehabilitation program for a back injury. Pilates’ unique approach to muscle strengthening is perfect for those with injuries because its lengthening moves are easy on the body yet they require the utmost in muscle integration. Once the back can [...]
Back Pain
Back pain is one of the most common injuries cited by physical therapy patients. Pain can develop from bad posture, incorrect office stature, improper body mechanics, around-the-house- duties, or even through more serious chronic muscle damage. Even though it is the most commonplace medical issue it is also the most difficult to treat. This makes [...]
Pilates for Heel Spurs
Runners are perhaps the most physically able athletes and yet are the most prone to injury than other competitive sports. Running is so taxing on the body that while a strong, lean and taut physique emerges, because of the high impact nature of the exercise, injuries pop up frequently. A heel spur is a common [...]
Pilates Rehabilitation for Plantar Fasciitis
Plantar Fasciitis is the most common form of heel pain cited by runners, and can be annoyingly chronic, meaning it doesn’t ever completely dissipate, but comes back again and again. The pain is unavoidable since the plantar fascia is used in everyday movement as the primary support for the arches of the foot. Going up [...]
Pilates Rehabilitation for Neck Pain
No one likes a pain in the neck, and yet almost everyone has woken up with soreness in and around the muscles of the neck at one time or another. Neck injuries can be very minor and very serious depending on the nature of the injury. There are two types of neck pains: a neck [...]
Pilates Rehabilitation for Impingement Syndrome
Those who suffer from impingement syndrome are often the aging athletes or the aging adults in general. The rotator cuff can become inflamed and the welling can compress the blood vessels found in the shoulder muscles and this will inhibit proper flow of blood to the working areas. If the swelling is further agitate then [...]
Pilates Rehabilitation for Frozen Shoulder
When someone suffers from a condition called “frozen shoulder”, it’s not a hard to imagine what such an injury may entail. Also known as adhesive caspulitis, this condition siphons mobility from the shoulder joint, which results in a “freezing” sensation of the area. Stiffness, pain, and inflammation are symptoms of the condition, and as is [...]
Pilates Rehabilitation for Calf Strain Recovery
Much like a ruptured or torn Achilles tendon, a strained calf means that a significant tear has taken place in the lower leg muscles (the gastrocnemius is forcibly pulled away from the Achilles). Such a strain is usually accompanied by a loud snap followed by swelling, discomfort, bruising, and a shortened range of motion. In [...]