Clinical Pilates

Pre-habilitation exercises help prevent injuries by addressing and fixing movement compensations and imbalances to improve the overall quality of movement. Many traditional Pilates Apparatus exercises resemble pre-habilitation.

Rehabilitation exercises are used after injury or surgery utilizing the standard of care guidelines to support a client back to normal function while working with their allied health professional (physiotherapist, chiropractor, medical doctor, surgeon, naturopath, dietitian).

Here in Canada, many clinical Pilates instructors are physiotherapists who have received additional Pilates training. Their extensive training encompasses diagnoses and specialized treatments. They are able to test, assess, diagnose, manually treat, while also using Pilates as a healing modality.

Some clinical/rehabilitation Pilates instructors are not physiotherapists, but are certified Pilates instructors who have obtained additional training on the pre-habilitation and rehabilitation standard of care guidelines, along with deep understanding of pathological processes. Non-physio clinical Pilates instructors are often also kinesiologists, physiotherapist assistants, and/or certified personal trainers, which means they do not diagnose or give manual treatments, but work with physiotherapists and other allied health professionals to help execute prescribed exercises while keeping clients safe from re-injury.

Pilates instructors, trainers, and kinesiologists are often less expensive than physio instructors, and can help bridge the gap to create consistency and support so that clients can achieve their specific goals faster and with great results. Clinical Pilates works best when the program is over seen by an allied health professional, so it’s important to continue seeing your physiotherapist, chiropractor, naturopath, or medical doctor alongside taking Pilates sessions.