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Like every good Therapist and Pilates Instructor, I will always be making sure classes, treatments and Therapy sessions are evolving with the most update research and effective ways of getting people results.
With this in mind, this brings me onto a subject which has been part of Pilates classes, for as long as I can remember, which hasn't changed much over the years... Pelvic Floor.
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 The next workshop in our Improving Performance & Injury Prevention for runners will be will be 'Improving Speed for Runners'.
This class and the workshop is free to everyone. In a slight change, the workshop has now been pre-recorded and is available to watch whenever suits you best. The two previous workshops have also now been recorded and if you would like to watch these just let me know. The speed conditioning class will be held on Friday 3rd July at 17:30. If you would like to sign up to watch the workshop only please click here: Online workshop only. To sign up to both the class and to watch on the online workshop please click here: Class & Workshop Sign Up. Once you have filled in the form, you will recieve a link to the online workshop and also a Zoom code invite for the online class. Any questions, please feel free to ask.  Reading Time - 4 Minutes
A question came through to my Facebook page recently, after I posted a weekly Pilates exercise video (which you can watch here) and as it’s something I’ve been asked a few times before I thought I write an article about the subject. Here’s the important part of the question “…I have recently started (pre-lockdown) a Pilates class on the advice of my doctor, after lower back and neck pain. Unfortunately, some of the moves are causing pain. I enjoy the classes, but don’t like the pain. Should I stop doing Pilates? Or avoid the moves that are hurting?” The article below should help with these points. Have a watch of our latest video on how you can help ease stiff neck muscles with a couple of easy to do Pilates exercises, using the soft ball. Taken from our Pilates class in Wimborne.
3 Pilates exercises to ease Neck stiffness An easy to follow poster on how to help understand pain  Butler D, Moseley L, 2013, Explain pain 2nd edition
All content provided on this blog is for informational purposes only. The owner of this blog makes no representations as to the accuracy or completeness of any information on this site or found by following any link on this site. The owner of this blog will not be liable for any errors or omissions in this information nor for the availability of this information. The owner will not be liable for any losses, injuries, or damages from the display or use of this information. This terms and conditions is subject to change at anytime with or without notice. About the author I am a Manual Therapist covering a range of different disciplines including massage & Biomechanics. I also run small specialist Pilates classes around Corfe Mullen, Broadstone, Wareham, Wimborne & Poole. Instead of just purely rubbing the pain, I always look to see if I can find a potential cause (or causes of the pain) and then work on treating this  All of us have been in pain at some point, we all know how unpleasant it is, but how many of us actually know what pain is and also why we get pain?
When it comes to pain there can be lots of old-style beliefs about pain and what to do about it. Its quite a complex subject, but in the next few articles give you a bit of insight of my views as to what pain actually is and why we get it. View Pain poster in Full Click here In this article, I am going to talk hip bursitis (trochanteric bursitis), and what you can do, if you are getting these symptoms. Hip bursitis is characterised by discomfort in the hip joint, which may feel like a burning sensation. Other characteristics of hip bursitis include discomfort at night when sleeping, warm feeling in the area of the hip joint and discomfort when you add pressure to the area.
 Most of us have heard of, or experienced Pilates before, but our understandings of what Pilates actually is and what is involved in Pilates classes is quite varied from person to person. A lot depends on what we are hoping to achieve from Pilates, the instructor of the class and location of the class (is it in a gym, private class, healthcare centre etc).
The idea of this article is to give you an idea of what you can expect in my Pilates class, and also will give those of you who already attend the thoughts behind what I do in my Pilates classes.  In this next article in our stretch series, I am going to be looking at whether stretching actually increases the length of our muscles and makes us more flexible like we all believe. It’s commonly believed that if we stretch (especially after exercises) we are increasing the length of our muscles which will increase our flexibility and will help prevent injury & muscle soreness (DOMS). The latest research has shown that this is probably not the case.
 We are all probably aware of the R.I.C.E (Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation) method used for pain and injuries. In this article I am going to look at how the latest research shows us that this method probably isn’t as effective as we thought it once was and will also show you what method we would be better off using.
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