Pilates for Injury Rehabilitation
Perhaps the most well known benefit of Pilates and is a long, lean body. While this is a true benefit, there are also therapeutic rehabilitative and restorative benefits that can offer great pain relief and restored strength.
Therapeutic Pilates
In the past decade, Pilates has gained a world-wide reputation among doctors and physical therapists for rehabilitating such conditions as:
This reputation was the goal and vision for Pilates’ founder Joseph Pilates who passed away in 1968, long before his method became well known. Many physical therapists now incorporate Pilates equipment into their rehab programs and some doctors recommend it for their patients. Pilates is often recommended for cancer survivors, as it is a low impact, strength-building exercise method.
- Low back pain
- Incontinence
- Discomfort caused by herniated discs
- Migraine headaches
- Sciatica
- Whiplash
- Frozen shoulder
- Pelvic floor dysfunction
This reputation was the goal and vision for Pilates’ founder Joseph Pilates who passed away in 1968, long before his method became well known. Many physical therapists now incorporate Pilates equipment into their rehab programs and some doctors recommend it for their patients. Pilates is often recommended for cancer survivors, as it is a low impact, strength-building exercise method.
