06 Sep 2007 BY Katrina Tarrant POSTED IN Back Pain, Pilates Fix Program Book Link Did you know?The Fix Program is an exercise program which mixes Pilates, yoga and physiotherapy disciplines. It not only addresses problems with the lower back but also pains of the upper spine and neck and can sort out "niggly" problems with hips and knees too.Very often these problems of the legs can be attributed to weaknesses around the pelvis and buttocks throwing out the bio-mechanics of your walk or run.The Fix Program helps isolate these weaknesses and re-train and strengthen your muscular imbalances. Runners and elite sports men and women are now increasingly feeling the benefits of the Pilates method within their busy training programs, with reports of better postural control, more efficient muscle output and reduced frequency of injury.
Did you know?The Fix Program is an exercise program which mixes Pilates, yoga and physiotherapy disciplines. It not only addresses problems with the lower back but also pains of the upper spine and neck and can sort out "niggly" problems with hips and knees too.Very often these problems of the legs can be attributed to weaknesses around the pelvis and buttocks throwing out the bio-mechanics of your walk or run.The Fix Program helps isolate these weaknesses and re-train and strengthen your muscular imbalances. Runners and elite sports men and women are now increasingly feeling the benefits of the Pilates method within their busy training programs, with reports of better postural control, more efficient muscle output and reduced frequency of injury.
03 Sep 2007 BY Katrina Tarrant POSTED IN Back Pain, Exercise Core stability programs in those with chronic lower back pain Our program prides itself on the evidence-based approach that we take with our exercises. This means that we, as the Fix physios are always reading up on the latest studies in all available medical and physiotherapy literature. This allows us to deliver to you, within class, the researched and most up to date "best practice" in exercise. In each Fix News you receive in the future, we will share with you the findings of a chosen specific exercise or pilates related study.In this issue, we review the findings of a study completed in July 2006 and printed in "The Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy". The authors Rydeard et al studied the long term effects of Pilates-based therapeautic exercise on subjects with chronic lower back pain. They studied the immediate and 12 month pain and disability levels in "control" and "Pilates" groups. The "control" group received treatment from physios and other healthcare professionals as necessary whilst the "Pilates" group attended a 4 week program of specific exercises aimed at strengthening the deep abdominals and other pelvic girdle muscles which support the spine. The findings were significant, with the individuals from the "Pilates" group reporting a marked decrease in lower back pain and disability which most importantly was maintained over a 12 month follow-up period. This longterm gain was not found within the "control" group. The authors concluded that treatment involving exercises with a Pilates approach (such as our approach at the Fix Program), was more efficacious than the usual "hands on" care in individuals with chronic, unresolved lower back pain. (Rydeard R, Leger A, Smith D The Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy 2006 Jul;36(7):472-484)
Our program prides itself on the evidence-based approach that we take with our exercises. This means that we, as the Fix physios are always reading up on the latest studies in all available medical and physiotherapy literature. This allows us to deliver to you, within class, the researched and most up to date "best practice" in exercise. In each Fix News you receive in the future, we will share with you the findings of a chosen specific exercise or pilates related study.In this issue, we review the findings of a study completed in July 2006 and printed in "The Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy". The authors Rydeard et al studied the long term effects of Pilates-based therapeautic exercise on subjects with chronic lower back pain. They studied the immediate and 12 month pain and disability levels in "control" and "Pilates" groups. The "control" group received treatment from physios and other healthcare professionals as necessary whilst the "Pilates" group attended a 4 week program of specific exercises aimed at strengthening the deep abdominals and other pelvic girdle muscles which support the spine. The findings were significant, with the individuals from the "Pilates" group reporting a marked decrease in lower back pain and disability which most importantly was maintained over a 12 month follow-up period. This longterm gain was not found within the "control" group. The authors concluded that treatment involving exercises with a Pilates approach (such as our approach at the Fix Program), was more efficacious than the usual "hands on" care in individuals with chronic, unresolved lower back pain. (Rydeard R, Leger A, Smith D The Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy 2006 Jul;36(7):472-484)
