Clinical Pilates @ Physiotherapy Works

General information

What is Clinical Pilates?

‘A system of exercises to strengthen and stretch the body and improve tone and posture. It’s goal is to achieve a balanced body’.

Pilates trains natural, correct, and efficient movement. It requires us to pay attention and tune into our bodies. Joints and muscles work together to create movement. Better bodies result from a better quality of movement.

‘Form follows function’

Humans may look different, but anatomically we are the same in terms of muscles, bones, and ligaments. Yet some bodies look better and function better than others, thus with these bodies, the brain delivers better movement information. If your body doesn’t function in this way, you should start to learn this awareness, retrain your brain and pay attention to the right movement pattern, and gradually a better body will form.

The physiotherapy pilates method is essentially a mind-body technique that emphasises the importance of beginning movement from a centre core of stability. From this centre core, the Pilates method works by adjusting the intensity of each exercise through the use of various limb movements.

The physiotherapy pilates method believes that injuries are caused by imbalances in the body and habitual patterns of movement. It has been observed that when a person is weak or has a mal-aligned area, the body over compensates or over develops another area to achieve certain functional movement. Thus it has been found to be critical to correct the mal-alignment and to re-educate the body to prevent this.

Courses

Our courses take place in Elland, Queensbury & Cleckheaton and are instructed by a fully qualified Physiotherapy Pilates instructor.

Our classes are for 55 minutes and run over 8 weeks.

Entrance Assessments

Each patient will have a Clinical Pilates assessment & tutorial prior to attending any of the classes. The assessment is important to help us understand any health issues, muscular imbalances, postural type & to make a diagnosis of any injuries. Pilates is also very technical and having the physiotherapist go through the anatomy associated with engaging your core stability, how to set your posture, and how to do the correct breathing technique, will ensure you get the most out of your course.

Cost: £38 for a 45minute Assessment & Tutorial

Cost: £28 for a 30minute Tutorial (only applies to patients currently having physiotherapy and presenting a copy of their clinical notes)

Beginners/Intermediate/Advanced Classes

There will be a maximum of 8 participants in each class, which will enable the Physiotherapist to give each patient the attention they need during the class.

Cost: £80 per 8 week course

Personal Pilates Tutorials

These personal classes can be delivered 1:1, 1:2 or 1:3. They can be tailored specifically to the individual. If you require more attention to your technique, specific areas of weakness or if you would like a training partner to motivate and encourage you to train hard.

Cost: £40 for 1 hour

Cancellation Policy

If you are unable to attend a class for whatever reason, we are unable to give you a refund or discount another course. We will try to accommodate you joining another class in the coming weeks but we are only able to do this for a maximum of two missed sessions.

Class Timetable
Mon 10am - Elland
Mon 6, 7, 8pm - Queensbury
Tue 5:30 & 6:30pm - Elland
Thu 6, 7, 8pm Elland
Fri 10 & 11am - Elland

Please contact Amie Manning on 07714083653, who is happy to discuss things further.