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    Depressed Scapula!

    by Leslie Braverman September 11, 2009

    Hi All I have a question for your website blog…. What exercises are good to help correct depressed scapula? I attended ISP training with Melanie in 2007 and I remember she helped another instructor attending the training bring her depressed scapula more into neutral – however, I don’t recall exactly what she did. Thanks and [...]

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    Figuring how to work with a fractured figure skater

    by Melanie Byford-Young July 28, 2009

    Hello Melanie! It’s Safia from Toronto. I have a new regular client who is a figure skater. She primarily does pairs but is currently skating solo while searching for a new partner. She is 17 and has sustained a fractured ischial tuberosity on her right side and severe tendinitis in both ankles (now healed). She [...]

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    Herniated Disc Injury

    by Leslie Braverman July 9, 2009

    This was emailed to us and we thought others might be interested! Hi, I wanted to ask about herniated disks. I have a client who has a herniated disk between L4 & L5, she does not currently have pain. Is it correct to not do any kind of lumbar flexion with thorasic rotation(i.e. short box [...]

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    SHARE PILATES is a NEW community forum for pilates instructors.

    by Leslie Braverman June 26, 2009

    SHARE PILATES is what we are calling our “in-house” educational workshops. Now we are opening them up to other instructors in the community! Come join us for a one-hour exploration about different pilates topics or issues related to movement. Only $10 for each workshop! These workshops range from a fun and innovative workout to an [...]

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    Is Your Ab Workout Hurting Your Back? Comments about The New York Times Article

    by Leslie Braverman June 25, 2009

    There has been alot of “talk” about an article written for The New York Times by Gretchen Reynolds entitled “Is Your Ab Workout Hurting Your Back?” We thought others might want to join in on the conversation! We welcome your thoughts. Here’s the original article: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/17/core-myths/?emc=eta1 Comment #1: That’s kind of confusing. What is he [...]

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    The Pilates "V": Vital Exercise Tool or Pilates Dogma?

    by Leslie Braverman June 18, 2009

    This question was emailed to us, but we thought others might be interested! Hi Leslie, I recently had an instructor teach me as part of an interview process & i try to be open to other schools but in every exercise that was open chain i had to be in the Pilates v,so i asked [...]

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    Ideas for working with a spinal fusion

    by Leslie Braverman June 16, 2009

    This question was emailed to us, and we thought others might be interested! Hi Leslie, I have a client who is 25 and has two metal rods in her back, one on each side of her spine because of terrible scoliosis. She is not very mobile because of the rods, she can manage imprint and [...]

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    Lower Extremity Workshops with Melanie Byford-Young

    by Jean Leavenworth May 30, 2009

    Two weeks ago, several of us were lucky enough to take a three day STOTT PILATES® intensive workshop with Melanie Byford-Young on the Hip, Knee, Ankle, Foot and the mechanisms of gait. For those of us who took all three days of workshops it was an intense, but exhilarating experience! A lot of information was [...]

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    Scoliosis & Winging Scapula

    by Jean Leavenworth May 27, 2009

    This question was emailed to us from Mila in NYC: I have long s-shaped thoracolumbar scoliosis. I looked at a post on your website and realized you spoke to someone about a client that had a shoulder blade that tips foward. My left shoulder blade, which has been described as a “winged scapula” is tipped [...]

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    Ankle Plantar Flexion Challenges!

    by Melanie Byford-Young April 7, 2009

    This question was sent to us from Tresa Sauer, and we though others might be interested too! I have two (2) clients who have difficulty with ankle plantar flexion.  Geez – usually it’s the other way around and I gotta bark about their quads and knees, but with both of these cases, the insufficiency is nearly [...]

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