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Deep Core Strength Shown to Prevent Back Pain
People Feel & Function Better When They Do Pilates
We in Pilates have been talking about back pain and exercise for decades. And while a whole host of anecdotal evidence does point to the deep core strengthening of Pilates as a huge help in preventing and treating back pain, the scientific evidence has been scant.
The connection between Pilates and less back pain is clear to me. It seems obvious to me that if you strengthen pelvic and shoulder stability, and strengthen deepest as well as more superficial layers of muscle, you are in a better position to withstand higher impact activities without fear of back injury and pain.
And, guess what? Not only is it clear to me, it's true!
A study from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and published in the Journal of Biomechanics, examines what may cause chronic back pain in runners and what exercises may help.
Basically, runners with weak deep core muscles are at higher risk of developing low back pain.
"[W]eak deep core muscles force more superficial muscles like the abs to work harder and reach fatigue faster. When those superficial muscles are doing the work the deep core should be doing, there are often painful consequences."
It is not the six-pack that matters, but what is underneath it. And that is what we teach in Pilates!
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