The Pilates RX Blog
How Pilates and Pain Neuroscience Education Help to Rewire Your Brain
Many of us know someone, or are someone, affected by chronic pain. For many people, pain becomes more than a physical sensation; it can feel like an ongoing, stressful mystery. Why does it linger even when imaging looks “normal”? Why do flare-ups happen seemingly out of nowhere?
While it may not completely erase chronic pain, pain neuroscience offers a clearer understanding of what pain actually is and why it behaves the way it does. More importantly, it provides tools that help the body and nervous system move toward recovery.
With this foundation in mind, we can look at how Pilates and Pain Neuroscience Education work together. When combined, they create an approach that supports more confident movement, builds strength, and encourages greater freedom in everyday life.
Understanding the Diaphragm’s Role in Healthy Movement:
The diaphragm may be best known for its role in breathing, but its impact goes well beyond air exchange. Each inhale and exhale helps organize your spine, support your core, and guide the alignment of your entire body.
Below, we’ll explore why this muscle is so important, how it affects your core, and simple ways you can use your breath to improve the way you move.
The Power of Pelvic Floor PT for Athletic Performance Enhancement
Do you ever feel like your core isn’t as powerful as it should be? Are you experiencing pelvic pain, leaking, or a sudden urge to go while running, jumping, or training? Discover how pelvic floor therapy supports athletes by creating power, improving stability, preventing injury/leakage, and enhancing performance through targeted core strength and balance.
Understanding Dry Needling: How It Works and Who It Can Help
Dry needling is a modern therapeutic technique used to relieve pain, reduce inflammation, and restore movement by targeting tight muscles and trigger points. Learn how it differs from acupuncture, which conditions it can help — from back pain to TMJ — and how our physical therapist, Cate McPherson, uses it at The Pilates Rx to support your recovery.
The Science Behind Pilates and Cognitive Function
When we think of Pilates we often think we are doing it to build strength, improve posture, and increase overall mobility. And while all of these are true, Pilates also appears to have another powerful benefit: its impact on brain health.
Research shows that Pilates supports executive function otherwise known as the set of mental skills that help us plan, focus, remember and adapt. Several studies have found that consistent practice can lead to measurable improvements in executive function, verbal fluency and working memory.
Embracing Imbalance: Understanding Asymmetries in Pilates
If you’ve recently started a Pilates practice and noticed that one leg feels stronger than the other, your hips don’t seem level, or your balance is all over the place—don’t worry. What you’re experiencing is not only normal, it’s expected. One of the greatest benefits of Pilates is that it reveals imbalances you may not have noticed in your body—and gives you the tools to address them.
Reclaim Your Core: The Power of Pelvic PT & Pilates for Prolapse Relief
Feel like something’s not quite right “down there”?
Pelvic organ prolapse is common—but it doesn’t have to be your new normal. With the right support, you can relieve symptoms, rebuild core strength, and feel confident in your body again. At The Pilates RX, we combine Pelvic Physical Therapy and Pilates to help you heal from the inside out—naturally, safely, and effectively.
The Pilates Rx & Proprioception: How to train your body’s internal GPS
Every day, we step over curbs, catch our balance, or reach for a glass of water often without thinking twice about it. But what is really behind these seemingly innate movements? It is something that few people are actually aware of: proprioception. Otherwise known as the body’s internal GPS, proprioception is what allows us to move with coordination, control and confidence. At the Pilates Rx, we are not just strengthening muscles, we’re training awareness, precision, and body control to enhance overall proprioception.
Let’s talk about the Mermaid…
This blog highlights the Mermaid as a powerhouse pilates exercise to improve spine & hip mobility as well as shoulder stability
Pilates for Scoliosis: A Supportive Practice for Spinal Health
Pilates offers a gentle yet powerful approach to managing scoliosis by strengthening your core, improving posture, and creating better balance in the body. In our latest blog, we explore how tailored Pilates sessions can support spinal health, reduce discomfort, and help you move with greater confidence. Whether you're newly diagnosed or have been living with scoliosis for years, Pilates can be a valuable part of your care plan.