Low back pain

 Low Back Pain is estimated to affect over 80% of adults at some stage  in their lifetime. Back pain is currently the largest reported reason for sickness-related absence from work in the UK and its treatment is  estimated to cost the NHS more than £1.5 billion per annum. Treatment approaches are changing and, in its most recent guidelines, NICE (the  National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) has continued to  emphasise the role that appropriate exercise should play in the treatment of low back pain. This is supported by independent research studies.  

 Pilates is known as a very effective way of preventing and managing low back pain. Medical authorities are increasingly recognising that adapted exercise on a one-to-one or small group basis is one of the best ways of helping someone with ongoing low back pain. 

   As a Level 4 Specialist for low back pain I have the necessary knowledge and skills to use adapted exercises to work safely and effectively with clients in this important area, to improve your mobility, and strength, so that you can continue to do the things that you love. 

 My own experience experience of low back pain and subsequent surgery led me to Pilates. After experiencing chronic low back and leg pain from early 2004, an MRI identified that I would require an operation to remove part of my disc that was impinging the nerves near my spine. In 2005 after having back surgery, my Osteopath recommended I try Pilates as a way of regaining my strength and mobility. Overwhelmed by the speed of my recovery and the reduction in pain once Pilates was introduced into my rehabilitation programme I made Pilates a regular part of my routine.