Issue #336 Wednesday May 26, 2021 Extending or Extension: What are They and Do They Make a Difference? by Suzanne Martin Spinal extension makes us vertical people. Pilates sometimes gets a bad rap because its exercises seem too heavily swayed toward spinal flexion. Or are they? Joe Pilates did say, […]
How to Create a Scoliosis Diagram – by Erin Myers
Issue #323 – Wednesday, January 27, 2021 How to Create a Scoliosis Diagram by Erin Myers This post is the second in a series of how to assess a client with scoliosis so you can work them out safely. Scoliosis can present very differently from client to client, and my hope […]
Hands-on Scoliosis Assessment – by Erin Myers
Issue #320 – December 9, 2020 Hands-on Scoliosis Assessment by Erin Myers Did you know there are millions of people living with scoliosis around the world? You may think it’s unlikely, but odds are one will walk into your studio someday. Are you prepared to work with them? I ask […]
5 Common Mistakes in Choosing Exercise for Scoliosis – by Karena Thek
Issue #313 – Wednesday, October 7, 2020 5 Common Mistakes in Choosing Exercise for Scoliosis by Karena Thek You have a new client with scoliosis, and now you are researching the heck out of exercise for scoliosis. I get it. You are afraid of doing the wrong thing, choosing […]
Pilates Stopped Working For Me – by Karena Thek
Pic of Karena in the water – I had a great team to get me back in the ocean: Surgeon, physical therapists and Pilates Instructors! Pilates Stopped Working For Me by Karena Thek I’m one of those people. You know those people who credit Pilates with giving them back their lives, their […]