Pilates Back Care: Treat, manage & eliminate back pain

Course details

If your spine is inflexibly stiff at 30, you are old. If it is completely flexible at 60, you are young. - Joseph Pilates

Pilates is widely recognised as a means of correcting muscle imbalances and improving posture, crucial for the health of your spine. This course uses Pilates, yoga and other therapies to help you live a life free from back pain.

Back pain affects around 80% of us at some time or other, with many people living with constant chronic back pain. In most cases, back problems can be eliminated and prevented with some very simple strategies. This course will teach you

• How to relieve pain and reduce inflammation in the early acute phase
• Yoga Nidra relaxation to release tension and help you relax in order to promote healing
• Stretches for the three muscle groups that commonly contribute to back pain
• Exercises to get you moving safely again and further promote healing
• Basic anatomy & physiology to help you understand how back problems occur and why exercise is key in preventing future problems
• Simple core strength exercises
• An exercise sequence to aid recovery and build a girdle of strength
• An exercise sequence to maintain a healthy back
• Ball rolling self-massage techniques to release myofascial tension and decompress the spine to allow for freer movement