Clinical Exercise
Helping your body move the way it was designed to and reconnect movement.
Clinical exercise can be integrated into osteopathic care to help you improve your movement quality, body awareness and day to day function through prescribed rehabilitation specifically created for you following a thorough health professional assessment during your osteopathy appointment.
Clinical Pilates: Quality comes before quantity
Clinical Pilates is a personalised form of movement rehabilitation that draws on the original principles developed by Joseph Pilates, while incorporating current evidence and modern rehabilitation strategies. Inspired by the original work of Joseph Pilates, this approach values precision, control, breathing and body awareness as the foundations of efficient movement.
Rather than simply exercising to become stronger or fitter, Clinical Pilates aims to improve how you move.
Sessions focus on restoring efficient movement patterns, improving body awareness, developing control and helping your body move with greater confidence and ease.
Every exercise is purposefully prescribed and progressed according to your assessment findings, symptoms and goals.
PRINCIPLES OF PILATES
A strong body and a calm mind go
hand-in-hand ☾⋆
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Using breathing strategies to support movement, reduce unnecessary tension and improve trunk control.
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Developing awareness of movement patterns and understanding how your body moves.
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Performing movements with precision rather than simply completing repetitions.
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Improving the coordination and function of the body's central support system.
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Quality of movement takes priority over quantity.
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Encouraging smooth, efficient movement that transfers into everyday life.
While strength is often an important part of rehabilitation, Clinical Pilates extends beyond traditional strengthening exercises.
Treatment places equal importance on:
movement quality
mobility
coordination
balance
breathing
body awareness
confidence in movement
Quality of movement
creates quality of life
Clinical Pilates may be appropriate if you:
keep getting recurring pain
feel stiff or restricted
lack confidence returning to exercise
are recovering from injury
want to improve movement quality
are transitioning back to sport
have been told to strengthen but aren't sure how
the goal isn’t to just complete exercises, it’s to help your body move more efficiently in everyday life
Everyone begins with an Initial Osteopathy Appointment to ensure exercises are appropriate for your condition and tailored to your individual needs. If suitable, the initial session may incorporate Pilates.