Specialist Personal Trainer Sandy Donnelly over 20 years experience in the fitness industry.

• GP Referral

• Weightloss

• Diabetes

• Multiple Sclerosis

• Sciatica

• Parkinson’s

• Back pain

• Stroke Rehabilitation

• Osteoporosis

• Hypertension

• Dementia

• Mental Health - Mild to moderate

• Spinal Injuries

Emerging scientific evidence confirms that Pilates can offer significant benefits to adults of all ages, including reduction in pain and improvement in flexibility, muscle strength, posture, gait, balance, range of motion, and quality of life.

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London

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​Fibromyalgia is a long-term condition that causes pain all over the body.

SYMPTOMS

• Increased sensitivity to pain

• Extreme tiredness

• Muscle stiffness

• Difficulty sleeping

• Memory and concentration

• Headaches

• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)

TREATMENT

Currently no cure but there are treatments to help relieve some of the symptoms and make the condition easier to live with.

• Medication

• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and counselling

• Lifestyle changes, such as exercise and relaxation

Exercise in particular has been found to have a number of important benefits for people with fibromyalgia, including helping to reduce pain.

What causes fibromyalgia?

The exact cause of fibromyalgia is unknown, but it's thought to be related to abnormal levels of certain chemicals in the brain and changes in the way the central nervous system (brain, spinal cord and nerves) processes pain messages carried around the body.

• Genetics

• Physical or emotional stressful event, such as:

• Injury or infection

• Childbirth

• Breakdown of a relationship

• Death

Who's affected?

• 7 times as many women as men.

• Ages of 30 and 50

1 in 20 people may be affected but fibromyalgia can be a difficult condition to diagnose.

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 SPONDYLO – Greek for spine

OSIS – Pathological condition

•Pathological is something caused by a physical or mental disease

Normal spine has spongy bits in between the discs

Spondy – Discs are abnormal, all dried out – which makes them bulge out, causing nerve pain

Spodylosis also known as Spinal osteoarthritis

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Pilates Reformer and Mat

CAUSES

• Age, wear and tear of spinal ligaments and bones

• Weakened and degenerated intervertebral discs

• Spinal cord injury

• Genetic

The most common area affected is that of the lumbar spine and cervical spine.

SYMPTOMS

• Back and neck pain due to nerve compression

• Inflammation

• Numbness and tingling of arms and legs

• Muscle spasms

• Sciatica (low back pain extending down the leg)

DIAGNOSIS

• Your doctor will diagnose spondylosis after reviewing your medical history and performing a physical examination.

• Additional diagnostic tests for spondylosis may be ordered, including

• X-rays MRI CT Scan a study to measure electrical activity of the nerve

TREATMENT

• Depends on the severity of symptoms.

• Medications. - anti-inflammatory, muscle relaxants, anti-depressants and topical applications for relieving your neck and back pain.

• Self-care. Pilates

• Heat and/or ice therapy to lessen the pain.

EXERCISES

Spondylosis is a degenerative process and as such, there is no available treatment for the complete reversal of the condition.

Treatment is aimed at providing relief from the symptoms,

preventing permanent nerve injury and to enable the patient to perform routine daily activities.

• Pilates Your therapist (me) will teach you exercises to strengthen your back and stomach muscles.

Regular walking will also help in relieving chronic back pain.

• Acupuncture

• Chiropractic spinal manipulations

• steroid injection

• Surgery

PILATES BENEFITS

The best reward for me as a Pilates instructor is helping people function again by gaining strength, flexibility and mobility, enabling the body to function within its’ limits without injury.

• Beyond the obvious stabilizing capabilities that Pilates inaugurates, it lengthens your muscles and fascia without creating much instability.

• Teaches full body integration, careful, significant spinal movements in the postural muscles.

• .Pilates movement has such healing qualities, it embodies everything you need to create and maintain uniform development of the muscles, to support your bones

• Pilates is an excellent low-impact exercise for rehabilitation patients that can be programmed to focus on spinal mobility, muscle strengthening, and flexibility, as well as focused directional breathing to promote ribcage mobility.