by Cathy Watson | Jul 22, 2017 | Muscle Imbalances, Pelvic Floor
Do you have tight butt muscles? Are you diligent with stretching your glutes but they aren’t feeling any looser? Maybe its coming from the inside of your pelvic floor??? Your pelvic floor muscles reside within the rectum for men and retum and vagina for women....
by Cathy Watson | Apr 25, 2017 | Injuries, Muscle Imbalances
Rehabilitating a Grade 1 hamstring strain will respond very favourably to Pilates conditioning due to the lengthening and strengthening components that are present within the Pilates repertoire. This article presents a few exercise options. What is a Grade 1...
by Cathy Watson | Mar 14, 2017 | Injuries, Muscle Imbalances
As wonderful as downhill skiing is, it does come with some risks. One particular injury that can befall a skier is a knee injury. Building a stronger core will help decrease the chances that this happens to you. What does the core have to do with the knees? If your...
by Cathy Watson | Oct 9, 2015 | Muscle Imbalances
Sciatic nerve pain from a disc herniation can be debilitating in some cases! You want to return to being able to perform your normal daily activities but you either do too much or not enough and you’re not seeing any change. Whats the answer? Apply the 3R...
by Cathy Watson | Jul 30, 2013 | Muscle Imbalances
SIJ issues can become a chronic, persistent problem affecting the way someone is able to function. The pain is felt at the posterior aspect of the pelvis but the reason the pain is there can come from many other parts of the body. How do I treat SIJ issues...
by Cathy Watson | Jul 15, 2013 | Muscle Imbalances, Pilates
Sciatica causes a disabling pain that is felt in the buttocks and oftentimes down the back of the leg. It can either be referred from the lower back or the sciatic nerve may be compressed by the piriformis muscle in the buttocks region. Either way, there is too much...
