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Rehabilitation Workshop

PILATES FOR INJURIES & PATHOLOGIES Pilates for Rehabilitation - Presented by Samantha Wood

Introduction of presenters - Samantha Wood

Samantha Wood

Samantha Wood is a licensed physical therapist since 1997, PMA Certified Pilates Instructor, Yoga Alliance certified teacher, and an international educator and Associate Faculty member for BASI Pilates®.

She has an MBA from USC and is the owner of The Cypress Center in Pacific Palisades, CA where Pilates is integrated with physical therapy for people of all ages and abilities. Samantha’s clinical expertise includes Pilates-based rehabilitation, yoga therapy, orthopedics, sports therapy, and functional rehabilitation. She began her career in sports medicine as a student athletic trainer at USC. Since then, she has worked with many celebrities and professional athletes.

While at HealthSouth in Arizona, she was the PT for the Phoenix Suns, Phoenix Coyotes, Phoenix Mercury, and Arizona Rattlers. Recently, Samantha had the unique opportunity to travel across the USA as the PT for the EAS Unstoppable Tour,a 30-sport, 30-city, 30-day journey.

Samantha began her Pilates studies in 2001 with Rael Isacowitz and over the years since has attended many of Rael’s advanced courses, including the prestigious Mentor and Master Programs.

She is passionate about Pilates and how it can enhance healing in injured clients and enjoys sharing her knowledge and experience with others. Besides teaching courses and workshops around the world, Samantha oversees all post-teacher training educational activities for BASI Pilates in her role as Director of Advanced Education.
Rehabilitation Workshop
This course presents effective pilates methods to working with clients who have injuries, physical limitations, or movement dysfunctions. Focusing primarily on the pelvic floor, lumbar spine, shoulder, hip, knee, ankle and foot, the course covers functional anatomy, biomechanics and a review of current literature. Specific injuries and pathologies, such as disc disease, post-surgical conditions, rotator cuff syndrome, tendinopathies and osteoarthritis, are examined. Students learn about precautions and/or contraindications for these conditions, as well as exercise options and modifications to the original BASI Pilates repertoire. Course participants learn safe ways to work with clients who suffer from some of the most commonly encountered pathologies and injuries, via lectures, discussions, demonstrations and practice.

* This course is approved by PMA for 18 CECs.

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Day1. [October 26, 10:00am ~ 17:00pm]

Pilates for Spinal pathologies rehabilitation

  1. 1.Review anatomy, biomechanics, and current literature related to the spine.
  2. 2.Learn precautions and/or contraindications for common spinal pathologies.
  3. 3.Understand which exercises from the Pilates repertoire are appropriate for specific spinal injuries/pathologies.
  4. 4.Learn modifications to original exercises and/or new exercises appropriate for clients with spinal issues.
Day2. [October 27, 10:00am ~ 17:00pm]

Pilates for shoulder and hip rehabilitation

  1. 1. Review anatomy, biomechanics, and current literature related to the shoulder complex and hip.
  2. 2. Learn precautions and/or contraindications for common shoulder and hip pathologies.
  3. 3. Understand which exercises from the Pilates repertoire are appropriate for specific injuries/pathologies.
  4. 4. Learn modifications to original exercises and/or new exercises appropriate for clients with shoulder or hip issues.
Day3. [October 28, 10:00am ~ 17:00pm]

Pilates for foot, ankle and knee rehabilitation

  1. 1. Review anatomy, biomechanics, and current literature related to the knee, foot and ankle
  2. 2. Learn precautions and/or contraindications for common knee, foot and ankle pathologies.
  3. 3. Understand which exercises from the Pilates repertoire are appropriate for specific injuries/pathologies.
  4. 4. Learn modifications to original exercises and/or new exercises appropriate for clients with knee, foot and/or ankle issues.