PILATES FOR SCOLIOSIS
IN PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL
Discover the Power of Pilates
Experience Pilates as more than just exercise—it’s your personalized journey to healing and strength.
Whether you’re managing scoliosis, recovering from a back injury, seeking effective exercises for posture, or aiming to enhance your tennis, golf, or pickleball performance, Pilates offers customized strengthening and stretching routines designed to improve your overall health and well-being.
Pilates emphasizes safety while uniquely strengthening and elongating muscles, which helps reduce stiffness and discomfort. Many of our clients report enhanced strength, increased flexibility, and significant improvement in daily comfort.
Join our community for private 1-on-1 or small group Pilates sessions dedicated to helping you heal, improve your strength, and restore balance to your body.
Understanding Pilates:
What It Is and Why It Works
Pilates is a unique form of exercise that benefits individuals of all ages and physical abilities. While it may seem simple at first glance, each movement demands precision and control when performed correctly. Designed to strengthen, tone, and stretch your body. Pilates combines physical movement with mindful breathing and concentration, enhancing mental clarity and reducing stress. This integration of mindfulness helps cultivate a deeper connection between mind and body, promoting overall mental wellness and relaxation.
Pilates for Scoliosis & Posture Correction
Pilates is known to improve posture by targeting the deep stabilizing muscles of the spine and core, leading to better alignment and reduced strain on the back. A study published in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies found that participants who practiced Pilates showed significant improvements in posture and body mechanics .
Key Benefits of Pilates for Scoliosis
- Core Strengthening: Pilates targets the core muscles, which are essential for maintaining a healthy back and stabilizing scoliosis.
- Spinal Lengthening: Pilates exercises focus on elongating the spine, relieving compression, and promoting better alignment,
- Personalized Exercises: At Scoliosis PT Jax our Pilates ensures optimal positioning for your pelvis and spine, with routines customized to your unique body needs.
- Full-Body Workout: Pilates enhances not only core strength but also overall strength, flexibility, and balance, benefiting the entire body.
- Stress Reduction: Mindful Pilates movements promote relaxation and mental well-being.
The Pilates Equipment
The Pilates Reformer
The Pilates Reformer is a bed-like piece of equipment that makes participants
exclaim, “Wow, amazing!” every after session.
This interesting equipment has a foot bar at one end and a shoulder block at the other. It moves back and forth on a set of springs and pulleys, which are the magic key to achieving overall strength, flexibility, coordination, and balance. Exercising on the reformer provides a safe and effective way to enhance balance and strengthen your body.
The Pilates Chair
Don’t let its small size and simplicity deceive you. The Pilates chair is incredibly versatile, allowing workouts in standing, lying, kneeling, and more. Its benefits for lengthening and strengthening the body are truly limitless. The chair is especially beneficial for enhancing posture and providing focused support to areas of the back that need extra attention.
Core Align
Given that most of us spend our days in an upright position, it’s crucial to exercise in the same manner. The innovative CoreAlign system encourages healthy movement, correct posture, and proper body mechanics while standing. It is also highly effective for those seeking the best exercises for scoliosis and back pain, providing targeted strengthening and stretching benefits.
PONTE VEDRA PILATES INSTRUCTORS
Natalie Miller
Natalie Miller, a seasoned Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) with over 20 years of experience in outpatient rehabilitation and geriatrics. A graduate of Central Florida College, As a former gymnast and competitive gymnastics coach, she combines her experience to bring a creative and effective approach to her practice, particularly in Pilates.
Natalie’s specialized knowledge in scoliosis, hypermobility, and gymnastics-related injuries allows her to tailor her methods to each client’s unique needs. She holds certifications in Pilates Balance Body Reformer Levels 1 and 2 and is currently pursuing a certification in ScolioPilates. Her commitment to continuous learning ensures she provides the highest level of care.
Catherine Nichols
Catherine is a licensed Physical Therapist Assistant with a Bachelor of Science from Roanoke College and an Associate of Science in Physical Therapy Assistant from Florida State College of Jacksonville. Before joining Scoliosis PT Jax, Catherine honed her skills at an outpatient clinic, specializing in flexibility, light muscle strengthening, and manual techniques to enhance function and improve quality of life across all ages.
Beyond her professional achievements, Catherine shares her love for tennis by teaching at clubs throughout Jacksonville. In her downtime, she enjoys running, playing tennis, walking her dog, and supporting her husband on the golf course.
Catherine’s dedication to patient care and expertise in sports and physical therapy make her a valued member of the Scoliosis PT Jax team, committed to helping individuals lead active and fulfilling lives.
Mary Anne Metzger
With over 27 years of experience in mind-body therapeutics, Mary Anne has trained under senior yoga teachers including Aadil Palkhivala and Jehanghir Palkhivala. Certified by the International Association of Yoga Therapists, she specializes in hatha yoga, utilizing props like the Great Wall of Yoga, and Restorative Yoga. Mary Anne also trains instructors in therapeutic yoga wall techniques.
In 1998, alongside her yoga practice, Mary Anne began therapeutic Pilates training with Polestar Education founders Elizabeth Larkam and Brent Andersen. She became a Polestar Graduate in Post-Rehabilitation in 2001 and continues advanced Pilates studies under Dr. Andersen and other senior Polestar Pilates instructors. Outside her professional life, Mary Anne enjoys time with her family and pursuing interests like nature walks, creative writing, and traveling.
Mary Anne’s extensive expertise in yoga and Pilates, combined with her dedication to ongoing education, positions her as a respected figure in mind-body wellness.
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