Shoulder Injuries and Pilates Exercise Prescription

Presenter:  Samantha Wood, MPT, MBA

This workshop will teach Pilates Instructors a Physical Therapy approach to working with clients with shoulder problems.  Functional anatomy, biomechanics, and current literature related to the shoulder complex will be reviewed.  Specific injuries and diagnoses will be discussed.  Participants will learn precautions and/or contraindications for these injuries, as well as options and/or exercise modifications to the original Pilates repertoire.  Through lecture, discussion, demonstration and practice participants will learn safe ways to work with clients who suffer from some of the most commonly seen shoulder issues.