Chapter 6 Upper body, stretching and overall joint mobilization exercises CHAPTER CONTENTS Exercise list 179 Basic upper body exercises 180 Stretching, joint mobilization and exercises to improve foot alignment, mobility…
Chapter 3 Anatomy review – the torso, lower limbs and feet CHAPTER CONTENTS Thoracic cage 78 Vertebral column 81 Pelvic girdle 83 Hip joint 86 Knee joint 89 Ankle joint…
Chapter 5 Anatomy review – the upper limb CHAPTER CONTENTS Pectoral girdle 173 Elbow joint 176 Wrist joint 177 PECTORAL GIRDLE BONES AND JOINTS The pectoral girdle on each side…
Chapter 8 Health and safety CHAPTER CONTENTS Safe, effective practice 248 The working space 248 SAFE, EFFECTIVE PRACTICE This encompasses a wide range of issues including the safety of the…
Chapter 7 The teaching process CHAPTER CONTENTS While the learner is doing the exercise 243 Instruction 244 Further ways to improve your teaching 245 Teaching Pilates is a bit like…
6 WBV as a warm-up prior to sport Effects on flexibility Alfio Albasini Whole body vibration and the effect on flexibility: a review Whole body vibration (WBV) has been advocated…
5 Whole body vibration Treatment with patients or athletes Ingo Rembitzki Preparation for therapy The aim of this chapter is to offer a clinical approach to whole body vibration (WBV)…
4 Indications and contraindications in the clinical application of WBV Immediate and long-term effects and their influence on the selection of dosage Alfio Albasini, Martin Krause Indications Whole body vibration…
2 Biomechanics Principles of WBV Martin Krause, Alfio Albasini The mechanism by which WBV works on the body is somewhat debatable. It has been shown that mechanical vibrations applied to…
3 Theoretical considerations in the clinical application of WBV to sarcopenia, osteoporosis and metabolic syndrome Martin Krause Whole body vibration (WBV) has been advocated as a training regimen for improving…
