FASCIA and pilates
Fascia: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How We Use It in Pilates WHAT IS FASCIA? Fascia is a fibrous type of connective tissue in the human body that preserves physical shape by enclosing discrete elements such as organs and muscles. It exists throughout the entire...
Breathing for Core Optimization and Wellbeing
Dear Readers, Later this year I will be teaching a course for Pilates instructors about breathing. It’s not uncommon to develop less than optimal breathing habits that become obstacles to alignment and wellbeing. To supplement my materials, I thought...
Pilates After Total Hip Replacement
Pilates After Total Hip Replacement The are over 200,000 hip replacements a year with the majority being performed on people between the ages of 50-80. Hip replacements are recommended to relieve pain and decreased mobility in the hip often due to arthritis and other...
The Connection Between Low Back Pain and Weak Gluteals: Part 2
Low Back Pain and Weak Gluteals: Part 2 Welcome to part II of a three part series about weakness in the gluteal muscles and the relationship to low back pain . In part I I discussed what can mechanically happen in the body when the Gluteus Medius (a...
Low back pain and Pilates
Low back Pain and the Gluteals Clinical studies have shown that a majority of low back pain can be traced to weak and inhibited gluteal muscles . There are three gluteal muscles that make up the side and back of the hip and pelvic region: gluteus maximus, gluteus...
