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Evidence shows 1 in 3 women experience symptoms related to their pelvic floor at some point in their lives. Symptoms include but are not limited to incontinence, pelvic pain, pelvic organ prolapse, and/or sexual dysfunction. Pilates and the Pelvic Floor is a 1-day CPD course designed to arm Pilates instructors with the knowledge they need to ensure they have a good understanding of pelvic health and how to adapt their Pilates techniques to ensure they are offering their clients with pelvic floor dysfunction the very best. Designed by APPI Presenter and Pelvic Health Physiotherapist, Pippa Carter.
This course offers education on the anatomy and function of the pelvic floor, the function of the pelvic floor in relation to the body as a whole, an understanding of pelvic floor dysfunction and considerations needed in relation to exercise, knowledge of key exercises for the pelvic floor and how to apply your Pilates exercises to create function in the pelvic floor.
The course content has been designed, filmed and is delivered to you by our Master Trainers and Expert Pippa Carter, each part of your course has been broken down into manageable chunks for you to watch, stop, start and refresh over the 7 days that you have access for.
This course has been developed from her passion for Pilates and the benefits she has found it has had in helping women experiencing symptoms relating to their pelvic floor. She wanted to develop a course for Pilates instructors to help increase their knowledge of pelvic floor conditions and how they can adapt their Pilates skills to ensure they are offering the best when working with women who are experiencing pelvic floor related conditions.
- Prepare for Your Course
- Supporting Materials
- Schedule
- Pilates Equipment
- Pre-Course Lectures & Workshop
- Pilates and the Pelvic Floor Online Course Content
- APPI America Course Feedback Form
Secondly, if you are not familiar with the APPI Pilates Method, we recommend that you take some APPI Pilates classes. There are a few options that are available to you:
- You can find 100’s of classes on our APPI TV Subscription channel, sign up for your 10 day free trial here: www.appi.tv
- You can find your closest APPI Certified Instructor using our Instructor Directory
Below you will find a recommended pre-course checklist:
- Read the course schedule
- Bring loose, suitable clothing to exercise in
- If you have attended our Matwork Level One please review your manual
- Take part on in APPI Pilates class
Don’t forget we have a variety of resources available to all our Pilates Community
Pilates & The Pelvic Floor Course Manual
Thank you for joining our world renowned APPI Pilates Training Program!.
Please see below for the link to your digital Pilates & The Pelvic Floor manual to support you through the course content, please feel free to have this open on a separate device or print the manual prior to the course starting. The password to open your manual is 20PEL20
Click here to download the Pilates and the Pelvic Floor Manual
9.00am Pilates Class for the Pelvic Floor
10:00 am Morning Tea
10:15 am Pelvic Floor Anatomy & Function
10.30 am The ‘Core’
10.45 am Breathing & the Pelvic Floor
11.00 am Posture & the Pelvic Floor
11.15 am Fascia & the Hip Complex
11.45 am Lecture: Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
12.30 pm Lunch
1.00 pm Assessment
1.30 pm Pilates & Pelvic Floor Exercises
3.30 pm Afternoon Tea
3.45 pm Cont. of exercises
4.15 pm Outcome measures
4.30 pm Business Planning & Resources
4.45 pm Questions
5.00pm Finish
Please ensure that you have a space that is clear of items so you can follow along with the practical elements of the class.
If you do have any other Pilates equipment please make this available for your course e.g. Pilates soft ball, Pilates band, Pilates magic circle.
The presenter will be demonstrating the modifications of the exercises and it is useful if you are able to experience all parts of the practical content, the full list of equipment that will be used in the course is below:
1 x Pilates Mat
1 x 3 inch head pad
1 x 1 inch head pad
1 x Soft Pilates ball
1 x Yoga strap
1 x Foam roller
1 x Gym ball
1 x Theraband
1 x Mini Loop band
** It is not essential for you to have this equipment to partake and complete the course.
We ask that you please watch all of the below videos prior to coming onto the course (40 minutes in total). These video links will remain active on your account for you to watch as many times as you wish.
Pelvic Floor Part 1 – The pelvic Diaphragm – 3D Anatomy Tutorial (10 minutes)
Pelvic Floor Part 2 – Perineal Membrane and deep perineal pouch (8 Minutes)
Muscles of the Anterior Abdominal Wall (14 Minutes)
Muscles of the Posterior Abdominal Wall (8 Minutes)
Please also see below the Pilates & The Pelvic Floor Workshop Documents that you can download, whilst you are on the course you will receive instructions on how to complete this segment.
Pilates and the Pelvic Floor Class (53 Minutes)
Pelvic Floor Anatomy and Function (29 Minutes ) Page 11 – 13
Pelvic Floor and the Core (3 Minutes) Page 14
Breathing and the Pelvic Floor (12 Minutes) Page 15 – 16
Posture and the Pelvic Floor with Side Lying Rotations (12 Minutes) Page 17 – 18
Fasia and the Pelvic Floor (5 Minutes) Page 19
The Hip Complex (19 Minutes) Page 20-21
Beyond the Pelvis (5 Minutes) Page 22
Pilates and the Pelvic Floor Lecture (50 Minutes) Page 48 – 57
Client Screening Form (12 Minutes) Page 23 – 26
Pelvic Floor Muscle Activation and Relaxation (15 Minutes) Page 27
Adductor Squeeze (Strengthening) (16 Minutes) Page 28
Hip External Rotation (Strengthening) (14 Minutes) Page 29
Breathing (Relaxation) (9 Minutes) Page 30
Hip Flexor with Breathing (Relaxation) (6 Minutes) Page 31
Pigeon Stretch (Relaxation) (7 Minutes) Page 32
Puppy Stretch (Relaxation) (6 Minutes) Page 33
Hip Internal Rotation (8 Minutes) Page 34
Piriformis Eccentric Lengthening (5 Minutes) Page 35
Shoulder Bridge (Functional Pelvic Floor) (13 Minutes) Page 36
Swimming Level 4 (Functional Pelvic Floor) Page 37
Squat (Functional Pelvic Floor) (9 Minutes) Page 38
Side Lunge (Functional Pelvic Floor) (9 Minutes) Page 39
Side Bend (Functional Pelvic Floor) (5 Minutes) Page 40
Pilates and the Pelvic Floor Case Study
Pilates and the Pelvic Floor Case Study – answers
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