Pilates Back Book (Pyramid Paperbacks)

Tia Stanmore

ISBN 10: 0600614603 / ISBN 13: 9780600614609

Published by Hamlyn, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pilates Back Book (Pyramid Paperbacks)
• Publisher: Hamlyn
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0600614603
• ISBN 13: 9780600614609
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1776675874.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: 47003279
• Signed: 4/20/2026 9:04:34 AM
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Synopsis

The Pilates craze has swept the nation, and everyone from celebrities to college students to homemakers are in on it. They know that Pilates can grant tremendous fitness benefits, that it can stretch and tone and strengthen, and that the exercises are fun to do. But most people aren't aware that Pilates stretches can relieve pain, too. Back pain is the number one cause for missing work in America. Millions of people suffer from back pain and are unable to find relief from drugs or surgery. Pilates is a collection of exercises for strengthening the spine, and it can relieve chronic neck, back, and shoulder pain for good. The Pilates Back Book is the first book to highlight the pain-relieving properties of Pilates. Readers will -The link between muscles and back pain-and how to use that knowledge to prevent further injury.-How to design a personal Pilates program for specific types of pain.-Exactly how to do the Pilates stretches through lavish full-color photos.

About the Author

Tia Stanmore is a certified Pilates instructor. She has presented numerous conferences and training sessions on the use of Pilates in Physiotherapy and has developed a role in injury prevention and in skill training for dancers.