Rehab Pilates in Victoria & Online

We offer three options for Rehab Pilates training in Victoria. Choose from Private Pilates Training that is entirely Pilates focused, or include Pilates programming as part of your RMT treatment plan, or sign up for Online Rehab Pilates Training. These programs are all focused on improving how you feel and function, not on weight loss or toning your buns and thighs,
though that is a typical bonus!

If you have a history of injuries, especially anything related to your spine (disk herniation, spondylosis, whiplash, etc.) or other health complications, it is highly recommended that you have at least 1-3 private sessions, before moving on to the online training programs.

Private Rehab Pilates vs. Including Pilates in a Treatment Plan

Registered Massage Therapist, Kasey Thompson has been practicing Pilates personally for over 20 years and has completed Stott Rehab Pilates Instructor training in 2008, which allows her to use her knowledge as part of her practice as an RMT. However, if you want to use your insurance and have it billed under your extended health benefits, Pilates can only be included as part of a massage therapy treatment plan. The majority of the session would be hands on, primarily Neurokinetic Therapy, and together you would build a Rehab Pilates Program that you do at home. Kasey uses a program called Physitrack, which has instructional videos for most of the exercises she would prescribe as part of your homecare routine. You can access your program from a desktop or download the App for free to any compatible device. You can also print your exercises if you want to.

If you want to do only Rehab Pilates, it would not be covered by your insurance under registered massage therapy treatment, therefore you would have to pay out of pocket. The entire session can be just pilates focused with no manual therapy included.

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Rehab Pilates Online

Train on your own from the comfort and safety of your own home, with minimal to no equipment. You get lifetime access to the material in these programs, plus downloadable PDF's of the Basic Principles, Free Progress Tracking Resources and More!

Rehab Pilates Basic Principles Program

Kasey has developed two new Rehab Pilates Programs that you can do online, at your own pace, from the comfort of your own home. The first program Rehab Pilates Basic Principles covers all of the basic principles you need to learn in order to build a good foundation of movement. These include:

Breathing
How to Properly Turn On Your Core
Proper Pelvic Placement
Ribcage Placement
Finding a Neutral Shoulder
Head and Neck Placement

You will learn a lot about the theory and principles as well as practice them individually. At the end, there's a workout you can do in just 10 minutes, to practice these principles. Regular practice is building muscle memory, and retraining your nervous system to use these areas in new and different ways. Its just like learning to ride a bike or learning any other sport. Once you've got this part down, which is your foundation, you're ready to build on it, with the next program.

This program is a pre-requisite for the next program, Rehab Pilates Basic's Workout for Beginners.

Rehab Pilates Basics Workout for Beginners

In this program, you will learn 23 new exercises. Kasey breaks down each exercise in detail and provides you with several modification options like using bands, bolsters, 2lb weights, mini-stability ball, foam roller, etc. These props can be used to assist you with achieving ease of movement and range while avoiding triggering pain. They can also be used for some variety.
Like any fitness program, it needs to be changed up at least every 6-8 weeks, in order to continue to see gains. You can achieve this by doing a slightly different version of the exercise, using a different prop. Your nervous system will have to adapt and learn use of the new prop, therefore you continue to see gains.
Once you've learned the exercises and tried all the props, you can perfect them with practice, practice, practice. You get two 45 min workouts to follow along to.

Four Payments $75

What is Stott Pilates?

All of Kasey's professional training has been through STOTT REHAB PILATES, which is a scientifically-based intelligent exercise programming that has been developed by expert fitness and health professionals, used by people of all ages and fitness levels from the elderly and injured to the elite athletes training for competition. The primary focus is on restoring proper biomechanics, rehabilitation, restoring mobility and strength, aligning the spine and peripheral joints. Its a systematic movement based approach to neuromuscular re-education by observing and understanding optimal and non-optimal movement strategies, and how these strategies correlate with pain and pathology.

Pilates Props & Small Equipment

You can get through all programs with no equipment or with all of the recommended equipment. Its up to you. All of these things are relatively inexpensive and a lot of them can be substituted with things you have around the house. You will get the most use out of a good pilates/yoga mat, the mini stability ball and a 6 foot theraband or other resistance band. I don't recommend any specific brands, but if you're allergic to latex you will want to get the latex free theraband. We use the pilates ring the least, and the weighted balls can be substituted with 2 cans of soup or 2 regular hand held weights.
We do not currently sell most of these products at the clinic, with the exception of the latex free therabands. You can find most of them at local places like Walmart, London Drugs, Winners, Superstore or order online from Stott or Amazon.