http://www.pilates4life.co.uk Classes in Uxbridge, Hayes, West Drayton, Ruislip, Ickenham, Denham & Iver Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:44:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.pilates4life.co.uk/low-back-pain/comment-page-1/#comment-3 pboxcer Tue, 28 Feb 2012 11:44:17 +0000 http://www.pilates4life.co.uk/index1.php/?p=1940#comment-3 Hi there Mary, better late than never eh, I have been meaning to reply to your blog, but, well, erm… no excuses really but here I am at last :-) First and foremost, thanks for you complementary article on my book and approach. Having met up with you and spent time speaking about (putting the world to rights?) the best way of treating low back pain and sciatica, I know we share a lot in common with regard to how best achieve this common goal. One view we definitely share is that we are not miracle workers ourselves who can ‘fix’ someone’s low back pain or sciatica, but we can definitely provide people with the appropriate advice, knowledge and exercises in order for them to be able to resolve their pain themselves. I agree with you when you state very early on with your course that it is a journey which is about to be embarked upon. For some it may be a relatively straight forward journey, with not too much effort and discipline and they will go on to resolve their pain. For others it may not be quite so straight forward, where a lot of effort is required (not necessarily physical, more emotional maybe) and lots of discipline as well. The road to recovery is rarely a straight line of continual improvement, there are often peaks and troughs along the way. I always state that during the peaks, where everything is going great and you feel you are finally beating the pain, feel good and positive about this, but do not think the battle is won yet and therefore do not get too carried away… still stick to the principles of what has got you to this level. On the flip side of the coin though, I also state that during the troughs it is important to realise that it is just a little hiccup on the road to recovery, so do not beat yourself up too much about it either and think all is lost. It is important to keep a fairly level head during this journey, which can sometimes be a bumpy ride. I have yet to see (participate even!) in one of your classes, maybe that is something I should look to do, but one thing I do know is that you have incredible passion and desire to help those that attend your Pilates classes, along with a great thirst for knowledge with your continual participation on courses and reading the latest books and articles. However, the best recommendations come from those who we treat or attend classes, and a couple of your clients turned up at The Back Pain Show this weekend to listen to my talk (which was nice of them)... they were singing your praises no end about the great work you do and the classes you take. That, without a doubt, shows what a fantastic job you are doing. Thanks again for your article and keep up the good work. Paul. Hi there Mary, better late than never eh, I have been meaning to reply to your blog, but, well, erm… no excuses really but here I am at last
First and foremost, thanks for you complementary article on my book and approach. Having met up with you and spent time speaking about (putting the world to rights?) the best way of treating low back pain and sciatica, I know we share a lot in common with regard to how best achieve this common goal.
One view we definitely share is that we are not miracle workers ourselves who can ‘fix’ someone’s low back pain or sciatica, but we can definitely provide people with the appropriate advice, knowledge and exercises in order for them to be able to resolve their pain themselves.
I agree with you when you state very early on with your course that it is a journey which is about to be embarked upon. For some it may be a relatively straight forward journey, with not too much effort and discipline and they will go on to resolve their pain. For others it may not be quite so straight forward, where a lot of effort is required (not necessarily physical, more emotional maybe) and lots of discipline as well.
The road to recovery is rarely a straight line of continual improvement, there are often peaks and troughs along the way. I always state that during the peaks, where everything is going great and you feel you are finally beating the pain, feel good and positive about this, but do not think the battle is won yet and therefore do not get too carried away… still stick to the principles of what has got you to this level.
On the flip side of the coin though, I also state that during the troughs it is important to realise that it is just a little hiccup on the road to recovery, so do not beat yourself up too much about it either and think all is lost. It is important to keep a fairly level head during this journey, which can sometimes be a bumpy ride.
I have yet to see (participate even!) in one of your classes, maybe that is something I should look to do, but one thing I do know is that you have incredible passion and desire to help those that attend your Pilates classes, along with a great thirst for knowledge with your continual participation on courses and reading the latest books and articles. However, the best recommendations come from those who we treat or attend classes, and a couple of your clients turned up at The Back Pain Show this weekend to listen to my talk (which was nice of them)… they were singing your praises no end about the great work you do and the classes you take. That, without a doubt, shows what a fantastic job you are doing.
Thanks again for your article and keep up the good work.
Paul.

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