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4 Ways Pilates Provides Relief for Back Pain

4 Ways Pilates Provides Relief for Back Pain

Back pain can cause a whole array of problems, both physical and emotional, including restrictions on your ability to perform routine daily activities that involve bending and lifting and participation in sports and hobbies that involve demanding physical activity....

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Pilates Benefits for Athletes

Pilates Benefits for Athletes

Athletes and coaches are always looking for new innovative ways to boost their performance on the field. One unsung gem in the arsenal of many athletes’ training regimens is the dynamic practice of Pilates.  Pilates has a host of game-changing benefits that could...

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Top 3 Exercises for Gardeners Back

Top 3 Exercises for Gardeners Back

‘Gardens are not made by singing ‘Oh how beautiful’, and sitting in the shade’ Rudyard Kipling Never a truer word was spoken by Mr Kipling (not the cake variety!). A fabulous mature garden is a sight to behold, but behind that wondrous vision is the blood, sweat and...

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Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Do you get tingly fingers or tightness in your neck? Experienced osteopath Carlo Dore, from DoreHealth, explains… “As a clinician, when a patient presents with pain, I try to work out what dysfunction is occurring in their body which may be causing the discomfort. We...

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Work from Home or Office Desk Seat Positioning Guide

Work from Home or Office Desk Seat Positioning Guide

Photo by Vlada Karpovich from PexelsDesk Set Up Tips to Show You How  to Avoid Muscular Strains and Aching Joints  During the lockdown period, many people that worked in offices had to work from home and use a home desk setup situation that was only meant to be...

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Sitting…the new silent killer??

Sitting…the new silent killer??

Sitting: The New Silent KillerOur bodies are designed for regular movement but studies are showing that even if you undertake the recommended 30 minutes of exercise per day if you spend the rest of your day sitting, it can substantially affect your mortality risk. 65%...

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Great Teamwork - Osteopathy and Pilates!

I came to Carlo after 18 months of debilitating sacroiliac joint pain (and other associated problems) which had not improved despite trying physiotherapy, consulting an orthopaedic surgeon, having a corticosteroid injection and even trying rest. After a few osteopathic sessions with Carlo, I was starting to feel some relief and we agreed that combining pilates with osteopathic treatment would be a sensible long term approach. Carlo briefed his pilates instructor wife, Debbie who carefully crafted a series of pilates exercises designed to strengthen core muscles without irritating the sacroiliac joints. I have weekly one-to-one pilates sessions with Debbie, complete some homework exercises and see Carlo on a monthly basis. Over the last few months, Debbie and Carlo have been able to work together to reduce my pain and strengthen the surrounding muscles. I am now able to walk and do a lot more activities without undue pain! I have tried both osteopathy and pilates (separately) before but the combination offered by the Dores is much more successful. I thoroughly recommend their partnership approach

-Jackie, Client

A Combined Approach

After suffering several episodes of lower back pain since having children, this time, I went to see Carlo at the medicine garden. His practice was warm, friendly and professional. Very quickly he took me out of pain, and after two follow-up sessions, I was much more comfortable. Carlo recommended Pilates as a way to strengthen my core and avoid future episodes. Having never done any Pilates and finding it difficult to get to a class I booked a one to one session with Debbie. Initially, I intended to have a few sessions with Debbie which would enable me to get to grips with the principals and maximise any group sessions I could attend in future. However, my one to one sessions quickly became invaluable. Not only do I see and feel my body getting stronger, week-on-week, I also feel uplifted afterwards. Debbie has worked muscles I didn’t know I had (no wonder they were weak)! Over the past few months, I have gone from strength to strength and I put this down to Carlo and Debbie’s combined approach. I feel, quite literally, in safe hands.

-Lauren Fryer, Client

Building Relationships

I have been training regularly with Debbie for two years — both for strength and overall fitness. I have found her to be extremely knowledgeable and attentive. She is continually adapting and customizing workouts so I can keep improving my fitness levels, and she pushes me to stay motivated.

-Charmaine, client

 

A Satisfied Client

Can we have some more stars to add please?? Debbie is very brilliant, very dedicated, very caring, very patient (has to be for me) listens and responds, and takes care of you in a wonderful way. I can feel and do things now that were unimaginable just a short few months ago, and she is directly responsible for making my life a lot better that it was prior to doing her classes. She’s also really lovely and personable, and she makes it an enjoyable thing to do, even when it hurts just a bit.

-Paul Donoughue, client