• AMA has become a live weekly Q&A!
    Jul 13 2021

    Join me LIVE each week here

    Or, send me your question here and I'll answer it.

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    1 min
  • Plantar Fasciitis
    Feb 17 2021

    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!

    Links
    • Strength training may help - a bit here
    • Eccentric calf training may help more than other kinds of strengthening here
    • Alredson protocol video here

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    11 mins
  • AMA 04 December 2020
    Dec 4 2020

    23: 03 - Scheuermann's Disease and thoracic pain

    13:11 - How do I introduce new ways of cueing into my classes?

    18:46 - Exercise post-kidney stone removal

    26:13 - 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

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    32 mins
  • AMA 20 November 2020
    Nov 23 2020

    00:13 - Anatomy of the psoas and how to strengthen and stretch it

    15:42 - How to finance a Pilates reformer

    17:44 - Am I a contractor or permanent employee, and how to bring it up with my boss?

    Australian Taxation Office Employee/Contractor Decision Tool here

    Download photos:

    • Psoas action
    • Psoas stretch

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    27 mins
  • AMA 13 November 2020
    Nov 13 2020

    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.html

    Hypermobility 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=2aa759e33a

    Neck and shoulder strengthening for neck pain: https://breathe.edu.au/sore-neck-strengthen-it-and-get-some-sleep/ 

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    54 mins
  • AMA 06 NOVEMBER 2020
    Nov 6 2020

    Questions:

    00:21 Exercise for total knee replacement

    10:01 Cervicogenic vertigo

    18:15 Can Pilates help Alzheimer's

    21:23 Rehabbing a torn hamstring with Pilates

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    28 mins
  • Diploma AMA 05 November 20
    Nov 5 2020
    1. How do you do clinical Pilates online?
    2. How is diagnosis done on Zoom?
    3. How do masterclasses work?
    4. Do I have to attend the lectures live?
    5. What equipment do I need to do the course?
    6. What is the early bird discount?
    7. Is there RPL?
    8. Can I do the course if I’m currently studying the Cert IV in Pilates?

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    32 mins
  • AMA 30 October 2020
    Oct 30 2020
    • 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

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    36 mins