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Pilates in Rehabilitation

Cairo - Egypt

27-28 June, 2024

Pilates for rehab is showing up more and more in physiotherapy clinics and hospitals worldwide.

The growing evidence have been showing that Pilates is effective for rehabilitation; it can reduce pain and disability. It can be modified to non-weight-bearing or add load depending on the injury, weakness, or pain. Overall, Pilates can give you the qualifications to start the rehabilitation journey with wide variety of patients as a safe and progressive method on the journey of rehabilitation.

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Tutor

Fatma Elbakry

BSc, CMckT, CMP, CPT

  • Senior tutor- Primephysio UK & OMTA

  • Kinetic Control Accredited Tutor- Comera Movement Sciences UK.

  • Certified Pilates Instructor. STOTT.

  • Certified McKenzie Therapist- McKenzie institute international- New Zealand

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"My teaching role is based on empowering every participant to master the skills for productive clinical reasoning, flexible handling and manual skills & ability to take decisions. I’m passionate about the use of integrated manual skills & movement as a therapy and beyond" ​ Fatma get Qualified from Cairo University in 2008 with Bsc in Physiotherapy, since then she started her fruitful journey with Primephysio Training UK. She has had the opportunity to shadow many big figures international tutors during the period between 2008 and 2014. 6 international McKenzie tutors, Mulligan, Bobath, Cyriax and manual therapy tutors during teaching activities in Egypt, Dubai & Oman under the umbrella of Primephysio Training UK, as a branch manager she was the main host and assistant tutor. Shadowing that broad range of expertise was a great privilege and was influential in shaping her clinical and teaching skills. Following a lengthy and comprehensive training program She got her teaching certification from Primephysio Training UK which gave her the required skills and training to start her teaching career. She started teaching short workshops since 2012 following completing her McKenzie certification with McKenzie institute international, this was followed by many teaching activities all related to the field of Orthopaedic Manual Therapy. A new chapter in her career started last year in January when she joined the board member of the Orthopedic Manual Therapy Academy. She was part of the curriculum development team where she shaped a teaching program that maps to the world highest standards of Orthoapedic Manual Therapy. In 2013 she successfully completed a certificate in Pilates and qualified as Pilates instructor by STOTT Pilates Canada which gave her a new skills and range of knowledge that has been well integrated into her teaching of manual therapy. ​ After more than 10 years of experience working with a wide variety of patients in private practice as a therapist and Pilates instructor, Fatma discovered Kinetic Control. She found that its rigorous clinical framework helped her to use movement assessment and retraining in her treatment, alongside the integration of Pilates, as a long term effective and high standard management, rehabilitation and patient care strategy. Joining Comera Movement sciences as a Kinetic Control tutor in 2019.

Pilates: Is It an Alternative to Physical Therapy?

(A message from the tutor)

I would say, no, but it is a great part of rehabilitation and should be a skill that every physiotherapist should gain & apply.

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So, why is Pilates an effective rehabilitation tool?

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First, let me introduce myself, and how I started my journey as a Pilates Instructor I am Fatma Elbakry. I graduated as a Physiotherapist in 2008. Back in 2010 I had a severe LBP attack that with some Mechanical diagnosis & therapy and some mobilization strategies always get relieved but every time I went to the gym, I had a flare-up. Then, I decided to try other forms of exercises (yoga, spinning classes and others), till I joined a Mat Pilates class, and it was my first time ever in 2 months that I felt no pain during exercises, even had total relieve from my back pain after practicing Pilates for 2 weeks. That was the moment I decided to join Merrithew Canada courses to become a Stott Mat Pilates Instructor. After more than 10 years of experience working with a wide variety of patients in private practice as a manual and kinetic control therapist and Pilates instructor, I found the ultimate package of management, helping my patients move on day 1, as early mobility is important in decreasing the convalescent period, especially following a musculoskeletal injury. It is also a long-term effective and high standard rehabilitation strategy. Although originated by Joseph Pilates back in the late 19th century, Pilates gained gradual popularity as a mainstream rehabilitation tool to treat both acute and chronic injuries, providing a whole-body approach to patient care. Since the early 2000s, there has been a growing body of evidence on the relationship between Pilates intervention and patient recovery. Pilates or as used to be called Contrology uses a combination of approximately 50 simple, repetitive exercises to create muscular fusion and train the different stabilizer and mobilize group in different modes (eccentric, concentric & isometric) providing the therapist with a whole body balanced movement between stability (motor control) and mobility, forming a link between your musculoskeletal and nervous systems as mind-body exercise.

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Some other unique features related to Pilates that will be introduced and practiced during the course:

 

  • Each exercise is initiated by stabilizing the core musculature, which includes the abdominal, gluteal, and scapular, and then proceeds through a controlled range of motion.

  • A Flexible Form of Rehab is used to either increase muscle strength and endurance, muscular and fascial flexibility and improve posture and balance.

  • It’s a whole-body exercise that promotes agility, and strength through using the body weight as the main resistance that is used throughout the series of Pilates mat exercises.

  • The additional psychological element of Pilates is evident in the additional focus on breathing and concentration during the execution of these exercises. "Part of its success is indeed based on the approach to the principles of Pilates” Joseph Pilates- THE 6 PILATES PRINCIPLES.

Can Pilates prevent Injuries as well as treat them?

Pilates for rehab is showing up more and more in physiotherapy clinics and hospitals worldwide.

The growing evidence have been showing that Pilates is effective for rehabilitation; it can reduce pain and disability. It can be modified to non-weight-bearing or add load depending on the injury, weakness, or pain. Overall, Pilates can give you the qualifications to start the rehabilitation journey with a wide variety of patients as a safe and progressive method on the journey of rehabilitation.

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How can Pilates help your practice?

  • This two-day course consists of theory and application which provides a framework for creating intelligent and mindful exercise as the foundation for tailored exercise programming for physiotherapists and licensed fitness professionals who are interested in integrating

  • PILATES exercises for injury prevention and rehabilitation into their practices.

  • Pilates-based exercises use Neuromotor training principles to guide the therapeutic exercise selection and progressions. And encourage the use of cueing techniques and tactile facilitation to facilitate the patient’s cognitive involvement in rehabilitation (Hodges and Moseley 2003 Richardson et al 1998, Sahrmann 2002, Richardson et al, 1998; Tsao & Hodges, 2007; Tsao et al, 2010a, Tsao et al, 2010b)

What you will gain in these 2 days:

  • The What, How, and Why of the 5 basic Pilates principles and how to apply them to variable exercises.

  • Examine the therapeutic foundations of Pilates and how to integrate them with current rehabilitation practices.

  • Effective use of these principles to enhance spinal stabilization, peripheral conditioning, joint stability, flexibility, balance, and coordination.

  • Over 50 exercises and modifications for specific mechanical issues and conditions and individual needs.

  • Explore the repertoire, modifications, indications, and contraindications for Pilates exercises in rehabilitation

  • A guided breakdown, including goals, muscular emphasis, stabilization role, and movement sequencing of the targeted exercises.

  • Discuss the muscle classification system. Develop and use this knowledge to optimize spinal and peripheral stability.

  • Using related outcome measures and learning how to begin a Pilates program to work with each individual safely and appropriately.

  • Develop the ability to assess proper form for each exercise and how to correct improper execution.

  • Effective communication and observational skills for movement cueing.

  • How to integrate resistance equipment to support and intensify exercises.

  • Workout composition and exercise layering related to effective program designs.

  • Practice the integration of the Pilates-based program into various clinical scenarios.

Fee:​

Early bird registration ( Frist 10 seats )

Old memer: 1200 LE

Group of three: 1000 LE

New member: 1400 LE

Group of three ( new members): 1200 LE


Normal registration

Old memer: 1400 LE

Group of three: 1200 LE

New member: 1600 LE

Group of three ( new members): 1400 LE

Registration

For inquiries & booking

please contact primephysio office in Egypt

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