My own personal experience with Pilates and back pain
I wanted to share my own story about my introduction to
Pilates, as like a lot people I have also suffered from back pain, many years
ago.
About 12 years ago I was forced to take a month off work due
to excruciating back pain. Luckily I had access to physiotherapy very quickly
through some wonderful friends. I recovered from this bout of back pain but
always felt like I had something in my back that would occasionally niggle, and
I just managed on.
I joined a gym with my girlfriend, and really started
enjoying going there and doing many of the classes. My girlfriend then
suggested we go to a Pilates class. I’ll be honest, and I say this to everyone,
I thought Pilates was just for women. What a fool! I had my eyes opened after
that very first class and we had a wonderful teacher. I learnt so much about
Pilates, body movement, breathing and control of body movement, even body strength.
My interest grew and grew. I could feel my body becoming
stronger and more in control of the way it moved. I started to notice that my
own back pain/niggle became less and less, and even now I have no back pain. I
guess that my own enjoyment came with strengthening the body through movement
along with improved flexibility.
So a number of years ago, I researched Pilates courses for
physiotherapists and found the perfect teaching association in London. I spent
the following few years going to London learning Pilates, until finally passing
my teaching exams.
Pilates for me will always be a perfect adjunct treatment
for back pain as I speak from a personal opinion and experience.
I would really encourage anyone with back pain to think
about undertaking some Pilates. I can also say with absolute certainty that
Pilates is not just for women, more and more men are starting to do Pilates as
it comes with a lot of benefits. Remember too, that Pilates exercises can be
easy to understand movement but also increasingly more difficult to challenge
body movement and strength.
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