REHABILITATION tion of pain and movement dysfunctions.

Through the use of sports Pilates and the application of the sports Pilates model, there are a number of factors that can be achieved: ■ Progressive development of movement patterns

■ Development of good sequencing of movement patterns

■ A tool of variable stability training which can be individually tailored and developed to suit ability and sport- specific needs

■ A method of skill challenge ■ Acts as a challenge to feedback systems (static balance/muscle stren- gth/flexibility)

■ Enables key stability areas to be trained in isolation or interconnected to ensure efficient use throughout the sport

■ Through the progression of exercises, reduced faulty movement patterns are developed thereby limiting movement dysfunction and the presence of injuries

■ Training muscles to work (antagonist - agonist in action) allows for co-ordi- nated, smooth movements, which reduce the incidence of injury in sport

■ Sports Pilates exercises form a means of active recovery for the repetitive demands of the athlete’s sport, allow- ing work to be undertaken in different planes and muscle patterns in the interests of injury prevention.

THE AUTHOR Paul Massey MCSP, BA is a chartered phys- iotherapist, with a clinical interest in sports injury prevention and performance enhancement. He has a private practice in Kent, where he focuses on applying sports Pilates to all levels of sport from Olympic to grass roots levels. He has attended three Olympic and three Commonwealth Games between 1992-2000 and was previously senior governing body physiotherapist to the GB Swimming Team. He lectures exten- sively on Pilates and its application in sport and is the author of Sports Pilates (1) and Body Control Pilates Back Book.

References 1. Massey P. Sports Pilates. How to prevent and overcome sports injuries. Cico Books 2004. ISBN 1903116988 2. Ademany K and Loigerot D. The Pilates Edge. Avbery 2004. ISBN 1583331840 3. Sullivan S et al. An integrated Approach to Therapeutic Exercise - Theory and Clinical Application. Reston 1982. ISBN 0835930882 4. McAtee R and Charland J. Facilitated Stretching. Human Kinetics 1993. ISBN 0736000666 5. Brukner P and Khan K. Clinical Sports Medicine. McGraw Hill 2002. ISBN 0074711083 6. Sahrmann S. Diagnosis and Treatment of Movement Impairment Syndromes. Mosby 2002. ISBN 0801672058 7. Steiner B. Mind, Body and Spirit. Trafalgar Square 2003. ISBN 1570760926 8. Anderson B. Introduction to Pilates-based reha- bilitation. Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Clinics of North America 2000;9(3):395-410 9. Lange C et al. Maximizing the benefits of Pilates-inspired exercise for learning functional motor skills. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies April 2000 p99-108 10. Latey P. The Pilates method: history and philosophy. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies October 2001 11. Latey P. The Pilates method: history and philosophy - part two. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies April 2002

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