Therapeutic Movement Training for Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Professionals
Developed by Joseph Pilates in the mid-1900s for physical rehabilitation, Pilates exercises can be modified to suit the needs of all patients. Clinicians use evidence-based Pilates exercises to complement manual rehabilitation therapy in treating orthopaedic and neurological conditions.
Evidence-based exercises proven effective in physical rehabilitation.
Applicable to a wide range of patients, regardless of age, gender, functional level, or fitness.
Functional movement programme with extensive tools and techniques to treat patients.
Recognised post-treatment fitness programme for long-term client retention.
“The instructor was fabulous! There was an excellent balance of instruction, demonstration, and movement. Extremely beneficial for me as a PT.”
Carl D.
Pilates
6 MODULES
This course teaches fundamental neuromotor training exercises and how to use them in the clinical setting. Using mat-based exercises, you will learn the “why” behind the “what” and how to customise your therapeutic movement prescriptions for optimum effectiveness. Learn to observe, assess, and prescribe exercises in this practical course focused on movement quality.
8 hour
This course will introduce you to the Reformer as a tool for effective neuromotor training. Learn how to use the Reformer’s spring resistance in functional positions, including supine, seated, all-fours, and standing, to resolve movement impairments and restore overall function. Includes patient set up and useful regressions and progressions for common injuries, and a case study and applications specific to the rehab setting.
8 hours
This course introduces the Reformer as a tool for effective neuromotor training. Learn to use the Reformer’s spring resistance in functional positions—including supine, seated, all-fours, and standing—to resolve movement impairments and restore overall function. Includes patient set-up, regressions and progressions for common injuries, plus case studies and applications specific to the rehabilitation setting.
8 hours
It is believed that Joseph Pilates created the Trapeze Table (Cadillac) to assist in moving patients that were in hospital beds. Whether legend or fact, the Trapeze table (Cadillac) is a unique and rich movement environment which can support and enhance patient recovery and development of exercise based programs. This course is an introduction to Cadillac exercises and includes regressions for active rehabilitation, and progressions for post-rehabilitation and advanced wellness. This training is appropriate for clinics with Half Trapeze (Tower) and Wall Tower as well as full Cadillacs. Includes equipment set up, clinical applications and safety.
8 hours
Developed to introduce clinicians to the Pilates method, this course teaches beginner to intermediate Pilates mat exercises and how to use them to assess and address functional and dysfunctional movement patterns. Each exercise includes modifications, regressions, and progressions. Pilates Mat exercises provide effective home programmes for patient self-practice and long-term maintenance. This course satisfies the Mat 1 requirement for our Balanced Body Pilates Certification programme.
16 hours
Joseph Pilates used his Universal Reformer as a rehabilitation tool. This course teaches beginner to intermediate exercises and how to use them in treating common injuries, including lower back pain, hip and knee pain, and shoulder injuries. Includes safe equipment use, patient set-up, regressing, progressing, and modifying exercises, along with clinical case studies to help you apply the concepts in practice. This course satisfies the Reformer 1 requirement for our Balanced Body Pilates Certification programme.
16 hours
CoreAlign
4 MODULES
CoreAlign provides a wide variety of exercises and, in the clinical setting, enables therapists to work functional movement patterns including gait, squatting and lunging, reaching and lifting, and integrating whole-body movement. This introduction to CoreAlign includes common exercises used in clinical settings with detailed equipment set-up, clinical applications, and safety guidance.
4 hour
Designed by clinicians who use CoreAlign as an essential part of their practice, this course provides a range of tools for working with clients. Beginning with essential core and lumbopelvic stabilisation exercises, the course introduces functional progressions for gait, squatting and lunging, reaching and lifting, and integrating whole-body movement. Participants will learn how to identify a client’s functional limitations and help them regain optimum health through comprehensive movement.
16 hours
This course introduces CoreAlign as a rehabilitation tool. You will explore common functional movement patterns and how to use the CoreAlign’s variable tube resistance and independently moving carts to assist and facilitate quality movement. Exercises are performed in supine, all-fours, and standing positions. Each exercise includes patient set-up, basic regressions, progressions, and safety considerations. The course also includes case studies and applications specific to the rehabilitation setting.
8 hours
Participants will expand their ability to create customised exercise programmes for patients with a wide variety of musculoskeletal and neurological conditions. Progressions of foundational exercises—including plank work, standing, and gait exercises—are included to help patients transition safely from rehabilitation to real-life activities. Training techniques using CoreAlign Rotator Discs and variable directions of resistance are also explored as part of the CoreAlign system.
16 hours
This training programme is specifically designed for rehabilitation professionals seeking to expand their use of therapeutic movement as a treatment modality. It equips therapists to work with individuals at all levels of function.
*BB instructors are physical therapists with 10+ years of experience using movement in clinical practice.
*Evidence-based exercises are included in the curriculum.
*Convenient format and affordable continuing education workshops.
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Workshop: Short-format courses designed to provide rehabilitation professionals with introductory knowledge on equipment usage in clinical settings. Typically 4–8 hours, these sessions are ideal for in-service training or for facilities that already have CoreAlign equipment. Participants learn to safely and effectively integrate exercises into patient programmes.
Certification-level course: Satisfies course requirements for Pilates teacher training certification and CoreAlign teacher training programmes. These courses provide a deeper understanding of exercise application and the therapeutic potential of Pilates and CoreAlign, and prepare participants to become fully certified Balanced Body Instructors in either Pilates or CoreAlign.
