Pilates has Saved me From Osteoarthritis
I started Pilates training to help me with my knee problem. I have suffered from osteoarthritis in my right knee since I was young and this left me dealing with constant pain and swelling.
I started Pilates training to help me with my knee problem. I have suffered from osteoarthritis in my right knee since I was young and this left me dealing with constant pain and swelling.
This Pilates abdominal series is partially based on the Classical Pilates abdominal series. I simplify it by cutting out some coordination aspects so you can easily remember the instructions and will be able to practice on your own. I include different variations to suit everyone; from a variation for those with back and/or abdominal weakness, to variations …
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After experiencing back pain for approx. 20 years culminating in serious disc problems in 2006, which left me virtually immobilized for about 8 months, my consultant recommended that I take up Pilates rather than the ‘more rigorous’ Yoga session that I was attending.
If your days involve lots of sitting, your back probably often feels stiff. You may be developing rounded shoulders or a hunched back. You may also be suffering lower back and hip pain. Prolonged sitting weakens the back and hip extensor muscles, causes compression on the lumbar vertebrae and the sacroiliac joints.
On January 1st this year I sustained a bad spinal injury to my back after a jump from a rock into the water, I fractured T12 and had a burst vertebrae at L1 with some compression of the spinal cord. I have two Titanium rods and four Pedicular screw in situ from T11 to L1.
Pilates had never been on my fitness agenda even though colleagues and friends had raved about the benefits. I perceived it as too slow and maybe not enough adrenaline rush. I was mistaken.