List Books » Pilates for Fragile Backs: Recovering Strength and Flexibility After Surgery, Injury or Other Back Problems
Authors: Andra Fischgrund Stanton, Ruth Hiatt-Coblentz
ISBN-13: 9781572244665, ISBN-10: 1572244666
Format: Paperback
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Date Published: October 2006
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Studies suggest that proactive strengthening and flexibility-recovery exercises can speed recovery after spine surgery. Whether you're preparing for or recovering from spinal surgery, recuperating from a back injury, or just dealing with a fragile back, this book offers you a regimen that will help manage pain and regain strength and mobility.
The exercises in this book modify Pilates exercises to accommodate partially immobilized spines, making this routine safe and effective for anyone with a fragile back. These exercises are designed not to compromise a spinal fusion. Instead they will do what Pilates exercises do best-stretch, strengthen and tone the trunk with precise positioning and movement, rather than repetition.