CLINICALLY APPLIED PILATES (available in person or virtually)

Rehabilitation is an integral part of healing. Dr. Darlene Buan-Basit prescribes personalized exercises and programs, and collaborates closely with other chiropractors, physiotherapists, doctors, trainers and instructors. Pilates offers a comprehensive workout method designed to improve flexibility, build core strength, and enhance overall body awareness. By focusing on controlled movements and precise breathing, Pilates helps to correct posture, reduce stress, and prevent injury, making it an ideal exercise for individuals of all fitness levels.

After an acute injury, pain and inflammation is treated FIRST. Proper strengthening of the injured or surrounding area will help recovery and prevent compensations.  This is what will prevent a re-injury

FOR BACK PAIN - SPINAL STENOSIS PILATES BOOTCAMP

Dr. Darlene Buan-Basit is certified to provide the manual therapy and prescribe exercises of the Spinal Stenosis Bootcamp Program. This evidence based program was developed by Dr. Carlo Ammendolia and his research team at Mt Sinai Hospital in Toronto.

The program combines manual therapy, special exercises, instruction on body re-positioning techniques and self-management strategies. Manual therapy aligns the spine to maximize the openings for the spinal nerves. Special exercises help restore weak back and leg muscles and when combined with body alignment strategies, help to reduce the pressure on the compressed nerves.

FOR DIASASIS RECTI AND PROLAPSE - HYPOPRESSIVES AND LOW PRESSURE FITNESS

Dr. Darlene Buan-Basit is qualified to teach Low Pressure Fitness and Hypopressives to help symptoms of abdominal and pelvic floor weakness. Low Pressure Fitness is a breathing technique combined with specific poses/exercises that focuses on posture and myofasical elongation. The improvement on muscle tone, breathing patterns, and posture are significant!

Hypopressives help:

• Back pain

• Urinary incontinence

• Diastasis recti

• Hernias

• Sexual dysfunction

• Scoliosis management

FOR SCOLIOSIS - CLINICAL PILATES PERSONALIZED

After an assessment of structure and function, specific exercise program will be developed and provided.

FOR YOUR SPECIFIC INJURY, CLINICAL CONDITION AND GOALS

Every body is different with specific compensations and imbalances that have developed through time and habits.

By incorporating injury management with pilates and myofasical movement, individuals can truly heal and achieve renewed strength All programs are designed after a medical history, assessment, and exercises are instructed to empathize breathing, biomechanics and balance,.

The goal is to mobilize restrictions and stabilize weakness!