Pilates Rehabilitation : EP1 : Treatment of Low Back Pain

Love to get my hands on one of those tables, wish the Y had one!!! ☺

If only I had access to the table! Really don't want to purchase anymore exercise equipment. I don't have the room for it!

Thanks for the analysis Joe. I watched it again just now and am more convinced that he was trying to market the table to some degree.

I like the mechanics involved in these methods. There is correct bending of the lower spine when lifting the hips while keeping the back straight and then slowly lowering them. The goal seemed to be reached during the lowering of the hips movement. The spine appeared to bend correctly to relieve compressive forces on the spine as the hips lowered to the table. I noticed there is no arching of the spine in this video which I really like. Arching the spine when you have bulging or herniated discs is a no-no in my book.

Also, going from a standing position and then a sitting position while lying down stretches the completely relaxed lower back muscles repetitively and increases blood flow by literally pumping out toxic pain causing chemicals in the muscles that is replaced by fresh nutritious blood. Repetively stretching muscles is not much different than getting them squeezed during a massage. It takes a lot of repetitive stretches to equal a few seconds of deep muscle massage. That is why masseuses get paid a dollar per minute to make you feel like a million bucks. Drinking plenty of water before and after these exercises is going to help the discs to naturally rehydrate themselves to a more normal shape and cushioning function.

The sliding table seems to be a gimmick since the cables and pulleys go limp and look ineffective for any purpose. You can still do these exercises to some extent near a sturdy table and standing next to a wall. The words he used seemed to complicated to understand for the average person, however.

The sliding movement while on the knees can be accomplished near a table and sliding the hands along the surface of the table. Don’t forget the goal is to keep your back straight and avoid any backward arching of the back like they correctly show in the video.

That is very true Vegas Dave. I suppose you could try to create something similar from household items, but still it would be difficult.

This was very interesting video. I guess to have this be effective for us we would have to have one of the tables that he had the woman on to do the exercises or we would have to go to a physical theraptists office where there is one. One of the things that I have learned since I have been injured is that there is lots of treatments out there, and lots of equipment, but it can be very expensive, time consuming and there are no guarantees. This was a good video, but I can't afford the table and so I am still looking.

no subtitle on blogs. i must read captions.