Pilates for Effectively Easing Back Pain
Austin's Expert Approach to Spinal Health through Pilates
Change happens through movement and movement heals.
~ Jospeh Pilates
How Pilates Helps to Reduce Back Pain & Improve the Health of Your Spine
Perhaps you have been in pain for years; sitting hurts, walking too much is excruciating, getting up from your seat, or twisting all take your breath away.
Maybe you've been living with a dull ache that has followed you around for as long as you can remember.
For some, back pain comes from an identifiable injury. Your range of movement and confidence in the strength of your back and your ability to perform specific actions, tasks and simple day-to-day activities is compromised.
You may have already tried physical therapy, and you're just not seeing the results you want.
This is where an expert approach to Pilates for back pain can make a huge difference, and start to shift you out of patterns of pain, no matter how old those patterns are.
Pilates as a supplemental, or stand alone practice may significantly reduce back pain
Pilates is a wildly effective and safe method of recovering from back injuries, childbirth and chronic back pain. Discomfort, and pain are idiosyncratic and differ from person to person. That is why it is so important to find an approach to healing back pain through a holistic, consistent and personalized approach, under the guidance of an experienced Pilates trainer.
At JoyMoves we pride ourselves on offering Austin's most seasoned expert Pilates instruction through compassionate, individualized and effective training.
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Thanks to the regular private Pilates sessions I take with Shoshana, I
have no more back problems. I'm leaner and more toned as well.
Private Pilates sessions with Shoshana have helped me get over chronic and serious back problems. It's basically kept me pain free.
~ Tobi, regular JoyMoves Client
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Meet Your Pilates & Back Health Expert
Owner & Senior Instructor Shoshana
Shoshana has been offering customized and therapeutically-minded Pilates training, and training Pilates Instructors for well over a decade.
Shoshana's compassionate instruction focuses on applying modern biomechanics and an understanding of physiology to Pilates. She is the Austin Regional Board Member for the Texas Pilates Association for 2015/2016 and, since 2006 has owned the award-winning JoyMoves Pilates studio in Austin, Texas.
Shoshana also helps mentor Pilates apprentices. In 2013 she won Best Pilates Instructor by Austin Fit Magazine. In that same year JoyMoves won best Pilates Studio in Austin.
Prior to her Pilates career, Shoshana worked in the fitness industry for 12 years and was a practicing Occupational Therapist in pediatrics and rehabilitation. She holds a Masters degree in Occupational Therapy from Boston University in addition to her undergraduate degree in Special Education from Syracuse University.
Additional Expertise
- In 2010, Shoshana completed the Pilates Excel program in Safe Spine Techniques offered by Rebecca Leone
- In 2015, she finished a Master's level Pilates teacher training program through Shari Berkowitz's Vertical Workshop
- Shoshana worked for years as an Occupational Therapist in Rehabilitation and Pediatrics
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How Pilates Works to Improve Overall Spinal & Back Health
Addressing postural habits & underlying asymmetry
Pilates clients with pain stemming from excessive movement and degeneration of the intervertebral discs and joints can benefit from a consistent private Pilates exercise routine. We'll address any underlying postural asymmetries that can be improved, which will help reduce any habitual over-use injuries that contribute to your pain.
Strengthen the core & connective tissues
We'll strengthen the core, and improve your posture giving your spine more "room to breathe" and move efficiently and painlessly, the way it is meant to move!
Pilates improves strength, flexibility, and suppleness of the muscles of the hip and shoulder girdle as well. Fluid and supported movement (key features in Pilates) through these joints helps prevent unneeded pressure on the vertebral column.
Increasing Your Overall Strength & Mobility
The Pilates program also teaches awareness of movement habits that may stress the spine, and helps the patient change these habits to those that preserve neutral alignment. Awareness of excessive tension and the use of proper focus helps the patient use the body efficiently.
Pilates tips for supporting a healthier spine!
- Keep moving (intelligently). Staying reasonably active is wildly important for back health. Ask your doctor what modalities of movements they approve for your condition.
- Talk to your Pilates trianer about your progress, what feels good and what doesn't. Communication matters.
- Stay consistent! Training once a month will not yield maximum results. Discuss with your Pilates trainer a routine that is sustainable and effective for your unique needs and goals.
- Be smart about your habits: is your purse 50+ lbs? Does it need to be?
- Fancy Feet: Are you wearing smart shoes? Are they helping your back? Be honest.
- Learn more from Shoshana about Pilates for Osteoporosis
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Discover what next steps the experts at Joymoves recommend for supporting your journey to a healthier back!
I'm passionate about supporting you on your journey to a healthier back. Pilates helped me with my severe back pain and compressed discs, and allowed me to heal without surgery. I am completely dedicated to supporting my Pilates clients through customized, and intelligent programs, personal attention and compassion. Let's chat!
~ JoyMoves Founder, Shoshana