STRENGTHEN, Lengthen, and Control

Across decades of working towards rehabilitation with those in internment camps during WWI, dancers, and gymnasts, Joe Pilates developed a wellness system called 'contrology' (Latey, 2001). Now known by his last name, Pilates described the effects of his system in his own words,

"contrology [Pilates] restores physical fitness. [It] develops the
body uniformly,corrects wrong postures, restores physical vitality,
invigorates the mind, and elevates the spirit" (Pilates & Miller, 1945)​

Pilates at Dynamic Physical Therapy

Dynamic PT now offers private and small group Pilates classes with Laura Schoene and Jessica Bauerkemper PT, DPT! Laura Schoene recently joined the Dynamic Physical Therapy team as a Pilates instructor and is a student of Streamline Pilates in Salt Lake City. After Pilates helped her recover from a back injury she became an instructor to share the strength, focus, and healing she found in Pilates with others.
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The combined expertise of a Doctor of Physical Therapy and Pilates certification provides a uniquely specialized treatment approach that Jessica Bauerkemper, PT, DPT uses to  enhance and reinforce her treatments with considerable success. Many patients greatly benefit from the increased body awareness, motor control, and strength that Pilates offers.
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Benefits of Pilates

• Greater joint mobility 
  

• Increased  muscle tone and flexibility​

• Improved core strength

• Injury Prevention

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• Reduction of pain*
  
  

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What the research says

• The variations and progressions in Pilates make it an effective and personalized rehabilitation tool following total hip and knee replacement  
  • Levine, B., Kaplanek, B., Scafura, D., & Jaffe, W. L. (2007). Rehabilitation after total hip and knee arthroplasty: a new regimen using Pilates training. Bulletin of the NYU hospital for joint diseases, 65(2), 120-120.
• *Pilates has been shown to reduce pain and improve functionality across a range of symptoms 
  • Byrnes, Wu, & Whillier. (2017). Is Pilates an effective rehabilitation tool? A systematic review. Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies, Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies.  
    

Pilates is indicated in the treatment of:

• ​Low Back Pain
  • da Luz Jr, M. A., Costa, L. O. P., Fuhro, F. F., Manzoni, A. C. T., Oliveira, N. T. B., & Cabral, C. M. N. (2014). Effectiveness of mat Pilates or equipment-based Pilates exercises in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain: a randomized controlled trial. Physical therapy, 94(5), 623-631.
  • Natour, J., Cazotti, L. D. A., Ribeiro, L. H., Baptista, A. S., & Jones, A. (2015). Pilates improves pain, function and quality of life in patients with chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial. Clinical rehabilitation, 29(1), 59-68.
  • Miyamoto, G. C., Costa, L. O. P., Galvanin, T., & Cabral, C. M. N. (2013). Efficacy of the addition of modified Pilates exercises to a minimal intervention in patients with chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial. Physical therapy, 93(3), 310-320. 
  • Marshall, P. W., Kennedy, S., Brooks, C., & Lonsdale, C. (2013). Pilates exercise or stationary cycling for chronic nonspecific low back pain: does it matter? A randomized controlled trial with 6-month follow-up. Spine, 38(15), E952-E959. ​
  • Mostagi, F. Q. R. C., Dias, J. M., Pereira, L. M., Obara, K., Mazuquin, B. F., Silva, M. F., ... & Lima, T. B. (2015). Pilates versus general exercise effectiveness on pain and functionality in non-specific chronic low back pain subjects. Journal of bodywork and movement therapies, 19(4), 636-645. 
  • Mostagi, F. Q. R. C., Dias, J. M., Pereira, L. M., Obara, K., Mazuquin, B. F., Silva, M. F., ... & Lima, T. B. (2015). Pilates versus general exercise effectiveness on pain and functionality in non-specific chronic low back pain subjects. Journal of bodywork and movement therapies, 19(4), 636-645.
  • Rydeard, R., Leger, A., & Smith, D. (2006). Pilates-based therapeutic exercise: effect on subjects with nonspecific chronic low back pain and functional disability: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of orthopaedic & sports physical therapy, 36(7), 472-484. 
  • ​Donzelli, S., Di Domenica, F., Cova, A. M., Galletti, R., & Giunta, N. (2006). Two different techniques in the rehabilitation treatment of low back pain: a randomized controlled trial. Europa medicophysica, 42(3), 205.
• Hypertension
  
  • ​Martins-Meneses, D. T., Antunes, H. K. M., de Oliveira, N. R. C., & Medeiros, A. (2015). Mat Pilates training reduced clinical and ambulatory blood pressure in hypertensive women using antihypertensive medications. International journal of cardiology, 179, 262-268.
    
• Chronic Neck Pain
  
  • ​Scollay, F. (2016). The effect of Pilates and home-based exercise on pain, disability, and quality of life in people with chronic non-specific neck pain: a randomised controlled trial (Master's thesis). 
    
• Multiple Sclerosis
  
  • ​Guclu-Gunduz, A., Citaker, S., Irkec, C., Nazliel, B., & Batur-Caglayan, H. Z. (2014). The effects of pilates on balance, mobility and strength in patients with multiple sclerosis. NeuroRehabilitation, 34(2), 337-342. 
    
  • Kalron, A., Rosenblum, U., Frid, L., & Achiron, A. (2017). Pilates exercise training vs. physical therapy for improving walking and balance in people with multiple sclerosis: A randomized controlled trial. Clinical rehabilitation, 31(3), 319-328.
    
• Scoliosis
  
  • de Araújo, M. E. A., da Silva, E. B., Mello, D. B., Cader, S. A., Salgado, A. S. I., & Dantas, E. H. M. (2012). The effectiveness of the Pilates method: reducing the degree of non-structural scoliosis, and improving flexibility and pain in female college students. Journal of bodywork and movement therapies, 16(2), 191-198.  
    
• Post-Menopausal Osteoarthritis
  
  • ​Küçükçakır, N., Altan, L., & Korkmaz, N. (2013). Effects of Pilates exercises on pain, functional status and quality of life in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis. Journal of bodywork and movement therapies, 17(2), 204-211. 
    
  • Angın, E., Erden, Z., & Can, F. (2015). The effects of clinical pilates exercises on bone mineral density, physical performance and quality of life of women with postmenopausal osteoporosis. Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation, 28(4), 849-858. 
    

Other Resources

• ​Pilates JH, Miller. Return to Life through Controlology. First published 1945. Reprint 1998. Presentation Dynamics Inc, NV 
• Latey, P. (2001). The Pilates method: history and philosophy. Journal of bodywork and movement therapies, 5(4), 275-282.

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Other services include:

• Trigger Point Dry Needling
• Functional Movement Screening
• Aquatic Therapy​
• Whiplash Rehabilitation
• Vestibular Rehabilitation​​

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