Pilates - Physiotherapist

The_Seal

Hi,
I I went to the doctor about some back trouble that I get from playing 5-aside soccer and she said I had poor core strength. I am quite fit and go to the gym three times a week I go climbing and play soccer every week also.
She said I should start doing pilates but preferable a course were the teacher has a background in physiotherapy. Does anyone know a pilates course like this. Preferably in the south Dublin area near rathmines

Ellechim

You will find a few of them if you google - Colette O'Flynn in Sportso, Lotts Road, Ringsend, is a Pilates teacher and also a physio and also a personal trainer - she's very very good (have been going to her, have done pilates before but I am now actually getting the hang of it with her). Checking her site she has drop in llunchtime classes between now and Xmas but won't take beginners for that however I'd expect she will be running courses in the new year so keep an eye on the website.....

http://www.sportsco.ie/facilities/therapy-clinic/therapy-clinic.html

Transform

would love to know how the doctor assessed a weak core?

I see this bandied about all the time and when people come to see me they end up having ok core strength and absolutely rubbish flexibility.

For me i see more flexibility issues and wayyyyyy less core problems - its like a cure all with some people 'oh you have a weak core'.

bubbleking

Transform wrote: »

would love to know how the doctor assessed a weak core?

if he did it properly he would have used a bio-feedback mechanism during 4 point kneeling and lying supine.

more than likely he would have just used a clinical assessment such as isometric strength testing for the back extensors, flexors and side flexors

GreeBo

Im pretty sure Milltown Physiotherapy Clinic run a few of these courses

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Yes they do

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Also these guys are very good

Transform

dollars to dougnuts that did not happen in a normal doctors office and i would put money on it that there are more flexibility issues rather than core strength