Therapeutic Pilates for Rehabilitation Professionals

Day 1

• • Participate in a practice session to experience the beginner level of APPI Pilates
• • Outline the 8 principles of Pilates
• • Develop a sound foundation of the Pilates key elements
• • Discuss the relevant scientific evidence for the APPI Method
• • Examine the beginner levels of the static and dynamic APPI Pilates exercises
• • Assess how to incorporate visual imagery into your teaching
• • Identify how to analyze lumbar and pelvic instabilities
• • Directly link current segmental stabilization and pelvic stability research to Pilates matwork movements
• • Learn a range of matwork movements for lumbopelvic, scapulothoracic stabilization, sports rehabilitation and ante and postnatal stabilization training
• • Develop astute cueing and communication skills to optimize learning

• • Participate in a practice session to experience the intermediate level of APPI Pilates
• • Identify how to analyze and assess the deep neck flexor muscles
• • Examine the 9 contraindicated Pilates exercises and why they are dangerous
• • Perform the beginner level rotary stability exercises
• • Outline the 5-stage Rehabilitation Model
• • Discuss how to design clinically reasoned programs for clients with pain

Jumpstart Recovery Progress with Pilates in 5 Steps
One of the world's most popular Pilates training programs is finally here in the U.S. The Australian Physiotherapy and Pilates Institute teaches you a 5-stage matwork Pilates program that can be used in any clinical setting, without the need for specialized equipment. This highly popular matwork training program, currently run throughout Australia and Europe, is dedicated to detailed and accurate Pilates teaching.

Using cutting-edge research of spinal and pelvic stability, strength and conditioning, and pain, the APPI has analyzed all 34 traditional matwork exercises, and broken them down into a step-by-step guide from day-one pain management to elite level sports rehabilitation. Most importantly, you'll explore the evidence base and clinical indications for each exercise, empowering you to confidently customize therapy to your clients' needs. Research has shown that specific retraining of the deep abdominal muscles reduces the recurrence rate of low back pain. Evidence from Hides (2003), Hodges (2006, 2008, 2009), Mosely (2006), Jull (2004), and many more have shown us the relevance of motor control theories and their clinical use. Combining this knowledge with that of the Global Sling theories, Andry Vleeming, Dianne Lee and others have led to the APPI Pilates Method being the most scientifically sound of all the Pilates training in the world today. For more information on APPI and their courses, or to order products from APPI, visit www.CrossCountryEducation.com.