Moving Forward Category: Body Wellness

April 2012: Using Pilates to Improve Your Yoga Practice

By Patricia Staszak, PT, STOTT PILATES Rehab Instructor Trainer At Andersonville Physical Therapy we are often asked whether it is better to do yoga or Pilates to stay strong and…

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February 2012 Body Wellness: The Planes of Motion

In kinesiology, which is the study of human movement, there are three cardinal planes of movement: the sagittal, frontal, and transverse planes.  All movements occur in these planes, or in…

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December 2011 Body Wellness – Swimming Prep Exercise

This exercise is harder than it looks.  It is considered a closed chain exercise because your hand and knees are on the ground.  Therefore, it is excellent for pelvic, spine…

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November 2011 Body Wellness – Marching: the Next Step

By Pat Staszak, PT Last month we reviewed the very basic March exercise: While lying on the floor, we used our deep abdominals to stabilize our pelvis and low back…

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October 2011 Body Wellness: Marching Exercise

Research has well established that in healthy individuals, lumbopelvic stabilizing muscles contract automatically in anticipation of an arm or leg movement (Rydeard, Leger, Smith). This action provides a protective stabilizing…

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August 2011 Body Wellness: Yoga Stretches For the Shoulder

By Pat Staszak, PT Gomukhasana (Cow Face Pose) Wow, that is a great name.  This pose is excellent for opening the shoulders and chest.  Anyone with shoulder or neck pain…

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July 2011: Let’s Talk Shoes

By Patricia Staszak, PT Deciding what shoe to wear is an important decision and one that we talk about with patients all the time.  Shoes support and balance your body above…

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May 2011: How To Find Your Best Body Alignment So Your Injuries Heal Faster

By Patricia A. Staszak, PT Over the last six months, we have reviewed the STOTT Pilates Five Basic Principles of posture. And it was quite a bit of information! Good…

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Optimal Head and Neck Position to Avoid Neck and Shoulder Injuries

By Patricia A. Staszak, PT The STOTT PILATES five basic principles for posture and alignment are: Breathing  Pelvic placement  Rib cage placement  Scapular position  Head and neck position Over the…

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The Five Basic Principles of STOTT PILATES: Scapular Placement

By Patricia Staszak, PT The next STOTT PILATES postural principle that we will describe is scapular placement.  The scapula is commonly known as the shoulder blade and it connects the…

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