| Take this scenario. During World War I, there was | | | | or a team of them. Within this program is often |
| apparently a host of wounded soldiers needing | | | | incorporated a pilates for rehab scheme. Why is |
| medical attention. But considering it was a time of | | | | pilates for rehab effective? Good form is |
| "disarray", many of these wounded soldiers | | | | emphasized in the exercise scheme. Through this, |
| wouldn't have gotten the treatment necessitated | | | | an injured patient can gain strength in weak and |
| for their particular injuries. So came Joseph Pilates, | | | | affected muscles. Pilates for rehab is more often |
| a nurse of the German army and an "innovator" | | | | gentle in its exercises and movements, especially |
| of his time. Joseph thought of devising a particular | | | | on the joints. As a result, it doesn't overstress an |
| form of exercise as a means of addressing the | | | | already stressed body, so to speak. |
| injury concerns of soldiers incapacitated in the | | | | Smaller muscle groups supporting the joints and |
| surrounding armed conflict. " Joe" practiced his | | | | bony structures are also boosted. An awareness |
| ingenuity by attaching weighed springs to the | | | | of balance is then established. Chronically weak |
| beds of the wounded soldiers. Surprisingly, these | | | | and imbalanced muscles are able to gain equal |
| injured patients healed and recovered faster after | | | | strength. "Keep yourself strong today, and avoid |
| having carried out the exercises through the | | | | injuries tomorrow". Pilates for rehab can be utilized |
| contraption. | | | | to support this precept. It's because the exercise |
| Then came the first Pilates equipment from which | | | | rehabilitation program is a form of preventative |
| other forms of related tools for the exercise was | | | | medicine as well. This is particularly true as a |
| devised. This is the origin of the highly regarded | | | | means of warding off injuries during the aging |
| rehabilitation exercise which is now called Pilates. | | | | years. More so for arthritis sufferers. Arthritic |
| The rehab exercise program has been used by | | | | patients need to maintain flexibility in their joints |
| countless of physical therapists, chiropractors, | | | | and to keep them lubricated. It is essential to |
| osteopaths and trainors since then. An optimally | | | | keep a full or near full range of joint motion for |
| rehabilitative exercise that is now considered, | | | | arthritic individuals. |
| Pilates came from Joe's innovation and creativity- | | | | Pilates instructors help patients carry out the |
| Joe having been considered a person way ahead | | | | exercises, but they are not trained or qualified to |
| of his time. Pilates for rehab is a program often | | | | make diagnosis. But on the other hand, they work |
| utilized in physical therapy clinics. A pilates for | | | | in conjunction with the patient's attending |
| rehab program can help improve a patient's | | | | osteopath, physical therapist or chiropractor who |
| posture, flexibility and balance. | | | | has obtained proper diagnosis on the case or |
| All in all, a pilates for rehab exercise program | | | | condition. It is a matter of medical and |
| strengthens the body. Generally, a patient going | | | | professional teamwork with the patient's |
| through rehabilitation engages in a regime or | | | | cooperation which gives way towards the latter's |
| program devised by their healthcare practitioner, | | | | improvement and recovery. |