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Pain in the bottom (plantar) part of the foot, especially at the place where the heel merges into the arch, is called plantar heel pain, plantar fasciitis or plantar fasciopathy.What exercise works best for it?Does exercise even help?Find out!LinksStrength training may help - a bit hereEccentric calf training may help more than other kinds of strengthening hereAlredson protocol video here

23: 03 - Scheuermann's Disease and thoracic pain13:11 - How do I introduce new ways of cueing into my classes?18:46 - Exercise post-kidney stone removal26:13 - Why Vimeo instead of YouTube?What is causing your pain workbook: https://breathe-edu-downloads.s3.amazonaws.com/What+is+causing+your+pain+workbook.pdf

00:13 - Anatomy of the psoas and how to strengthen and stretch it15:42 - How to finance a Pilates reformer17:44 - Am I a contractor or permanent employee, and how to bring it up with my boss?Australian Taxation Office Employee/Contractor Decision Tool hereDownload photos:Psoas actionPsoas stretch

Questions: 00:19 - Private health rebates for Pilates? 03:00 - Forward bending for disc bulge and sciatica? 19:13 - Is "loose ligaments and tight muscles" a thing? 30:14 - Is posture still a thing? 37:59 - "Rock hard" pelvic floor - contraindication for Pilates? 45:54 - Scapular stabilisation for shoulder pain?Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com.au/ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription https://www.booktopia.com.au/acsm-s-guidelines-for-exercise-testing-and-prescription-american-college-of-sports-medicine/book/9781496339072.htmlHypermobility research review: https://breathe.edu.au/safe-lock-joints-hypermobility-research-review/The feeling of stiffness does not correlate with biomechanical properties of tissues: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-09429-1?mc_cid=a5e677f5b6&mc_eid=2aa759e33aNeck and shoulder strengthening for neck pain: https://breathe.edu.au/sore-neck-strengthen-it-and-get-some-sleep/

Questions:00:21 Exercise for total knee replacement10:01 Cervicogenic vertigo18:15 Can Pilates help Alzheimer's21:23 Rehabbing a torn hamstring with Pilates

How do you do clinical Pilates online?How is diagnosis done on Zoom?How do masterclasses work?Do I have to attend the lectures live?What equipment do I need to do the course?What is the early bird discount?Is there RPL?Can I do the course if I’m currently studying the Cert IV in Pilates?

AMA podcast: https://ama.breathe.edu.au/Pilates Elephants podcast: https://pilates-elephants.breathe.edu.au/Diploma of Clinical Pilates: https://breathe.edu.au/the-diploma-of-clinical-pilates/Questions: 02:18 Pilates after mastectomy 08:35 Pilates for multiple sclerosis 15:30 Programming for someone with spinal fusion 18:40 Pilates for osteoporosis 28:33 Knee pain in side leg lifts

LinksAMA podcast https://ama.breathe.edu.au/ Pilates Elephants podcast https://pilates-elephants.breathe.edu.au/ Diploma of Clinical Pilates https://breathe.edu.au/the-diploma-of-clinical-pilates/ Questions01:59 Pilates for Parkinson’s Disease07:03 If you take supplements does your body just make less of that nutrient?18:37 If technique doesn’t matter in Pilates why cue ANY movement?27:24 What are the limitations of scientific research?33:12 What to do for sciatic nerve pain

Topics in this episode02:55 PRP injections for elbow pain10:43 Mind / Muscle connection24:24 Cueing breath29:39 Do Pilates instructors charge GST?31:46 How to strengthen a bruised knee35:35 Cerebellum ectopia40:39 Spinocerebellar ataxia45:40 How long should you raise your heart rate every day?LinksAMA podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/ask-me-anything/id1534465759Pilates Elephants podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/pilates-elephants/id1533945420Diploma of Clinical Pilates: https://breathe.edu.au/the-diploma-of-clinical-pilates/