Pilates Fundamentals for Rehab, Function and Fitness

With special attention to form, functional strength and flexibility, Pilates is a series of non-impact, controlled movements which promote muscular strength and balance by focusing on the body's core of the abdominals and back. Integrating overall trunk, pelvic and scapular stabilization, Pilates is an excellent way to teach proper body alignment and posture while enhancing muscular stabilization and restoring flexibility and natural movements. This course will educate therapists in the basic Pilates principals with clinical applications that show how this alternative body conditioning program can be integrated into a physical therapy setting for both injury rehabilitation and prevention.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of the course, the attendees will be able to:

• Understand and use the Pilates fundamentals, principles and mat exercises
• Have the ability to see and correct body imbalances due to improper muscle recruitment and compensation patterns
• Understand how basic neuromuscular functions work within the system
• Be able to offer patients who are not progressing an alternitive to traditional rehabilitation techniques
• Help clients who are "stuck" at their current level of fitness and show them how to change and improve

COURSE OUTLINE

The Pilates Fundamentals for Rehab, Function and Fitness course is a continuing education program designed to introduce you to this alternative form of body conditioning. This course is 6 hours long and requires 6 hours of homestudy. The course times and locations are released 180 days before the day of the course and can be found on the Schedule section of this site. Most locations are prominent hotels near major airports for your convenience. In addition, we will send you written confirmation of the course time and location with your homestudy materials 21 days before the date of the course. All IWA class sizes are limited and fill quickly.

On-site - The course will last for 6 hours and will consist of lecture, lab, student participation in techniques, manual review and a practical exam on the exercises taught. Students will be graded during the practical exam as well as with oral questioning during the day and lab observation. You will be required to arrive 15 minutes early to register and be dressed to exercise with a large towel or mat. This information will be included in your confirmation letter sent to you 21 days before the course.

Homestudy - You will be sent a textbook with your confirmation letter 21 days before the course. You will be required to spend 6 hours reviewing and practicing the exercises contained in the homestudy textbook as well as the theories being presented. This is done so that you have a base knowledge before arriving at the on-site clinic. At the clinic we will review therapy concerns about Pilates exercises, modifications for various special populations and advanced technique analysis.

Total time required: 6 hours on-site / 6 hours homestudy

Massage Therapists: The IWA is an NCBTMB approved provider (provider #301388-00) and this course meets the NCBTMB criteria for 12 Continuing Education Hours. Please note that the IWA course content can only be used as self care by massage therapists and that teaching specific exercises to your client is beyond the scope of practice per the NCBTMB Standards of Practice