The Pilates Focus Series: Neck and Upper Back

The Pilates Focus Series is suitable for Pilates teachers, Pilates trained rehabilitation professionals, and Physiotherapists with a working knowledge of Pilates who want to use Pilates in clinical practice.

Course Outline

The course content will include:

• Functional anatomy and biomechanics of the neck and upper back

• Alignment and posture

• Review of the site and direction of uncontrolled movement of the neck and upper back

• Muscle function and classification of the neck and upper back (global stability muscle system and global mobility muscle system)

• Low threshold recruitment retraining strategies using principles of dissociation and range

• High threshold recruitment retraining strategies using principles of dissociation, control of range and unstable base training

• The myth of core stability / adapting repertoire to target the specific movement fault

• Functional integration

• Adapting Pilates repertoire to control uncontrolled movement of the neck and upper back

• Indications, contra-indications and precautions of common dysfunctions encountered in the Pilates Studio

Audience

The Pilates MPS is suitable for Pilates teachers, Pilates trained rehabilitation professionals, and Physiotherapists with a working knowledge of Pilates who want to use Pilates in clinical practice.

Key Features

• Linking uncontrolled movement to functional anatomy

• Principles of retraining to design a client specific training programme

• The myth of core stability / practical evaluation

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course the student should be able to:

• Design and implement a client specific retraining programme based on the site and direction of uncontrolled movement of the neck and upper back

Programme Outline

• Functional anatomy and biomechanics of the neck and upper back

• Alignment and posture of the neck and upper back

• Review of the site and direction of uncontrolled movement of the neck and upper back

• Muscle function and classification of the neck and upper back (global stability muscle system and global mobility muscle system)

• Review of low threshold recruitment retraining principles of dissociation and control of range

• Review of high threshold recruitment retraining strategies using principles of dissociation, control of range and unstable base training

• The myth of core stability

• Functional integration

• Adapting Pilates repertoire to control uncontrolled movement of the neck and upper back (practical workshops)

• Indications, contra-indications and precautions of common dysfunctions encountered in the Pilates Studio