While many people think of Pilates as a way to tone, lose weight or improve their posture, it is much more than that. It is a system of exercises that helps your whole body move more efficiently, and is especially effective for improving flexibility, balance and movement control – all things that are often compromised with injury or if you spend too much time sitting.

When done correctly under a trained physiotherapist, clinical Pilates is a safe and effective exercise approach for injury rehabilitation. It involves a comprehensive assessment by your physiotherapist, who will create a program tailored to your specific injuries and health goals. This ensures that you are not doing any exercises that are too strenuous or pushing yourself too hard – this can increase the risk of injury.

Clinical Pilates for Recovery: Achieve Balance and Health

Clinical Pilates for Recovery strengthens the deep stabilizing muscles of the spine, pelvis, and hips, ensuring they function properly. These muscles act like tent poles, holding your body up in the correct position – without them, you are more likely to experience pain and injury. Clinical Pilates also emphasizes balanced strength on both sides of the body, which reduces imbalances that can be caused by injury.

For pregnant women, clinical Pilates increases pelvic floor strength and flexibility which is vital for a healthy pregnancy and birth. This can help prevent and alleviate a variety of problems including hernias, coccyx pain and incontinence issues, particularly diastasis rectus (tight or weak muscles that cause tearing during childbirth).