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Why I am a STOTT PILATES Certified Instructor.

I grew up a “bendy” or “double jointed” child without any real issues. Throughout my teens and early twenties I had a catalogue of minor injuries and saw a string of physiotherapists for treatment for years before learning that I was suffering with Joint Hypermobility Syndrome which can cause symptoms such as pain and stiffness in the joints and muscles, clicking joints, joints that dislocate (come out of the correct position) easily, fatigue (extreme tiredness),

recurrent injuries such as sprains, digestive problems and more.

I won’t bore you!

Understanding my diagnosis assisted me to take matters into my hands to manage this syndrome.

Pilates was recommended by my physiotherapist as it works with the deep stabilising muscles rather than the large surface muscles adorned by the perfect (or often airbrushed) images in the media.

At first I could not “feel” what I was doing, however with perseverance and practice I started to notice a feeling of stability in movement and with it a reduction in pain.

Continued practice over the years has taught me patterns of breath and movement which limit new injuries and manage those injuries which do occasionally occur by developing stronger, more