Clinical Pilates

What Is Clinical Pilates?

Clinical Pilates uses traditional pilates equipment including the pilates reformer, trapeze table and wunda chair to help rehabilitate injuries or to reach specific strength, mobility, health or fitness goals.

At Move Mountains Physio we know that identifying foundational movement problems and teaching you how to move better is they key to resolving injury, however it is often just the start. Particularly if you have had pain or injury for some times, you may have compensatory patterns and specific strength holes that require rehabilitation to get you back to full function and sport. Home exercises can definitely get you there (and are always a feature of our physiotherapy treatment) however clinical pilates enables us to target strength and movement more specifically, as well as giving you the opportunity to practice these good biomechanics more frequently under supervision (and for less money as people often require less 1 on 1 physiotherapy appointments). This means you get better, faster for less and without having to put in as much time and effort at home. Also pilates is fun!

What Makes Our Classes Different?

Our classes are semi-private (3:1) meaning that you get plenty of attention and ensuring that you complete the exercises safely and correctly so that you get maximum benefit for your efforts.

The classes are run by fully-qualified physiotherapists who are not only experienced in pilates but also have extensive understanding in biomechanics and how to train your body to function as a perfect whole.

You will have an individalised program to target your specific goals and concerns which means your experience and progress will far outstrip that in a standard pilates fitness class. This does mean however that we do require all participants to have at leat one private physiotherapy or pilates appointment so that we can get to know you, your body and your goals as this will enable us to create you a personalised treatment/pilates program to achieve these.

How Do I Sign Up?

Before joining one of our semi-private pilates classes we require all participants to book at least one physiotherapy appointment (if you have a specific injury or problem to rehabilitate) or a private pilates assessment. This enables us to get to know you, your body and your goals so that we can create you a personalised treatment/pilates program to achieve them.

After this initial appointment, you will be welcome to join one of our scheduled small-group classes or book a personalised session at time that suits you that you can either attend individually or with one or two friends or family members who are also patients at Move Mountains Physio.

Every week, we have Baby-Friendly pilates classes scheduled. You do not need to have a baby to attend one of these, however there may be babies around during these sessions.

  • Pilates is for EVERY body. From way back when Joseph Pilates designed the first reformer bed to rehabilitate injured soldiers in WWI, to when he moved to New York and taught elite dancer at the New York City Ballet Academy, pilates is a method which works for all people regardless of level, injury, gender, or age, due to the nature of having individualised programs and plenty of modifications.

  • Yes! Our Women’s Health Physio Jaimi has been teaching pre- and postnatal pilates for over 10 years and would love to have you in class. For those who need to bring your baby along, check our timetable for baby-friendly classes. These classes are designed to increase accessibility to new mums. I (Jaimi) expect that sometimes, there will be a little chaos and have frequently been seen teaching pilates with a bub in my arms.

  • Yes, please. Because our classes offer an individualised approach, we would still like to talk to you about your goals, assess your body’s strengths and weaknesses and design a program specifically for you. It will ensure the classes are challenging enough for you and meet your expectations as well.

  • Small group pilates classes led by Jaimi or Melita can be claimed under private health insurance extras cover. Classes led by Elise unfortunately cannot be.

    Some private health funds do contribute to pilates, yoga and gym memberships under a wellness program. Classes led by Elise can be covered by this, please enquire if you would like to know more.