By: COLIN HENRY

COLIN HENRY — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:16:39 +0000

Thank you for your detailed reply Lesley.
I started doing Pilates matwork in the Autumn of 2005 on the suggestion of a Physiotherapist who had done some post graduate courses in Pilates.
Since 1990 I suffered, initially, severe acute lower back pain, and had all sorts of treatments, and spent a lot of money. Nothing really worked over the medium or longer term. So I was at a loss for a number of years. The surgical option had little appeal since it is known that medical outcomes are not very good post-surgery.
The point of boring you with all my LBP history is to demonstrate how Pilates, helped. I was often very uncomfortable before and after class, but the discomfort was not signalling the type of pain I associated with my back telling me to stop doing this. One of the classes I attended the Instructor always did a warm-up consisting of Standing/Vertical warm-up exercises. I started to find this seemed to be helping me. So about six months ago, I started to introduce Standing work into my daily life, and now very significantly, I find it is really sorting out my long history of LBP. Functional Movement as we get older.
So I am studying Functional Movement application to the Pilates Method. All you Physiotherapists out there will know the Anatomy and Bio-mechanical explanation of my experience. I am just a 65 year layperson who has found something that works for my body, and it costs you nothing. Maybe, some effort and good positive attitude.
Be well…. keep doing your practice! Colin Henry.

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By: COLIN HENRY