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Pilates & Manual Treatment
(Osteopathy & Physiotherapy)
Through numerous studies it has been found that body movements are generated from the 'core' – a combination of deep spinal muscles attaching to the spine and abdominal wall creating a 'muscular corsette'.
Movement forces ranging from reaching for a pen to laborious lying of bricks require good core stability. Therefore someone whose stability muscles do not activate in advance of their mobilising muscles will be more vulnerable to injury.
When we suffer back pain, the larger outer back muscles spasm, working harder while the deeper stabilising muscles work less. This leads to compression of joints! Osteopaths treat these joint restrictions, however the deep stabilising muscles remain weak. This is why starting a rehabilitation programme such as Pilates is essential to correct these muscular imbalances, helping to prevent reoccurrences of back pain.
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