CLINICALLY APPLIED PILATES PROGRAMS

Rehabilitation is an integral part of healing. Dr. Darlene Buan-Basit prescribes personalized programs, and collaborates closely with other chiropractors, physiotherapists, doctors, trainers and instructors.

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!

LUMBER SPINAL STENOSIS (LSS) 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.

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

Benefits:

Incorporates injury management with pilates and myofasical movement, empathizing breathing, biomechanics and balance,. The goal is to mobilize restrictions and stabilize weakness.

Therapeutic Pilates Rehab helps:

1. Disc herniations

2. Fibromyalgia and other chronic pain conditions

3. Scoliosis

4. Osteoarthritis

5. High risk pregnancies aches and pain