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Mend Pilates Perth, Perth (2025)

30/03/2025

Do you suffer from chronic lower back pain? Or do you know someone who does?

Did you know that rehabilitative Pilates exercise can significantly reduce chronic lower back pain.

At Mend Pilates Perth, we are a fully equipped rehabilitative Pilates studio located in Coogee. We can help you to feel better. We also happily work with all allied health providers too.

DM for more information.

17/02/2025

Backpacks……and gait; head angle; load carriage and trunk posture…….Say What???? 🧐

Since school is back it’s only fitting we talk about backpacks and how heavy they are and how our (our kids) body is impacted. Have we checked how our kids are standing with those bags? Are they in a forward neck position? Are the bags ridiculously heavy….? Are they complaining of sore feet or heels?

We did a little research and found several studies undertaken that found the following:

Backpacks can “lead to poor posture due to the posterior placement of the load, which over time may contribute to low back pain and musculoskeletal complications.” This is what a study found that examined postural and load distribution differences with backpacks. Load distribution and postural changes in young adults when wearing a traditional backpack versus the BackTpack, Kimberley D Dahl, He Wang, Jennifer K Popp, D. Clark Dickin, Gait & Posture 2016, Volume 45, Pages 90-96

“…The human body adopts different gait strategies during load carriage activities; the hip strategy is used during walking, and the ankle strategy is used during running…” Effect of load carriage lifestyle on kinematics and kinetics of gait, Hsin-Huan Wang, Wei-Chi Tsai, Min-Hao Hung, Jui-Hung Tu, Chia-Hsiang Chen, 2023, Applied Bionics and Biomechanics, 8022635, 7 pages

“The school backpack load influences relative plantar pressure distribution, especially in the mid foot…” Influence of school backpack load on plantar foot pressure during walking in 9-11 years old girls, Štefan Balko, James J Tufano, Marek Jelinek, Zdenêk Svoboda, Monika Blaszczyszyn, František Vaverka, Central European Journal of Public Health 2022, 30(3):185-189

“Backpack carriage significantly affects plantar pressure distribution and gait parameters in children. Increased pressure on the forefoot and heel regions was consistently reported…” Agarwal, P, Sharna A, Rai, RH, BansalN, Sharma N, Sidiq M, Reddy Vandals, VK Shaphe MA Esht, Malholtra, Kashoo, ChahalA, Exploring the impact of Backpack carrying on plantar pressure and fair patterns in children: A systemic Review, Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies, 2025

09/02/2025

Soccer superstars!!! Maksim and Anton 💪🏾

These 2 incredible clients have been selected to represent the Australian Croatian Diaspora team at the 14s/15s Vukovar Memorial Tournament in Croatia this coming April 2025.

This tournament will see 16 teams from around Croatia and the world, including the top 12 club academies in Croatia and 4 teams that have been selected by the HNS coaches for diasporas from America/Canada, Austria/Switzerland, Germany/Sweden and Australia. This is a major tournament where scouts from all over Europe will be looking for future stars.

In addition, the 14s Croatian National team will also be made up of players coming directly from this tournament.

To say we are proud is an absolute understatement, as these boys have worked so hard in our studio week after week (let alone at their own soccer training sessions).

Well done boys!! We can’t wait to see you soar!!

At Mend Pilates Perth, we are here to support your children in their sport and to help them fly towards their dreams.

Our comprehensive Pilates sessions utilise all Pilates equipment- being reformer, trapeze table, spine corrector, ladder barrel, stability chair and have structured progressive programs each week that are tailored to your child and their sport. These sessions are aimed to assist with your child’s development and sports performance, improve optimal physical function, prevent and manage injuries and any sub-acute/chronic conditions to reduce pain, improve strength, flexibility, alignment, balance, range of movement and breathing function and improving mental health through mindful and purposeful movement.

We highly recommend starting Pilates early in your child’s sport journey for this support.

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16/01/2025

CLIENT FEEDBACK - this incredible Mama started with us over a year ago and continued throughout her pregnancy and beyond. I am so so grateful to be on this path with the most amazing clients ⭐️

“I have tried many different sports through the years, gym, private trainers, group classes... After some time, I would get bored and jump onto next thing. Until I started with MEND pilates a year ago and absolutely loved it. I continued with classes through the whole pregnancy and now through postpartum (love that I can bring my baby with me).
Mariana is amazing instructor, always pushing me to do my best, and recognising at the same time what my body needs. So grateful I have found her and can highly recommend her.”

14/01/2025

Scoliosis Case Study Results after 10 sessions

“Never did I think that from Pilates I would strengthen my muscles and improve my posture so dramatically! 10 sessions and the improvement is absolutely incredible. Feeling taller and stronger all thanks to mend Pilates ❤️”

These before and after photos are the results from our incredible case study client who attended 10 x 1:1 sessions with us since August 2024. Being a Mama and juggling the world around her, she made it to our sessions and if you have been following our stories, you would have seen the progress updates after each session. Not only was she feeling the difference, but she was then translating our teaching back home to her daily life and is now mindful of how she is standing and sitting and walking etc. etc. and here in the after photo you can also see the difference!

We believe movement is medicine and we will do our absolute best to help you feel better ⭐️

07/11/2024

Ballet and lower back pain and Pilates

Low back pain impacts a significant number of ballet dancers. Arguably, an inevitable result of achieving perfection in the dance, with techniques based on repetitive movements that overload different parts of the body that generate pain. in turn this impacts their performance, career, income, longevity and overall health.

Did you know that in 1926 Joseph Pilates opened his Pilates studio next door to the New York City Ballet? Here, he worked with many dancers to help them heal injuries. Joseph’s method of training helped many dancers to develop injury proof, flexible and controlled physiques.

At Mend Pilates Perth, we use Pilates to help you feel better and to teach you how to distribute load evenly, not just at end range where many ballet positions require.

For full articles see-
*Taking care of ballet dancers’ lower back, Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, Vol 40, P1837-1843, October 2024

*Coping strategies for combating chronic pain among professional ballet dancers in Cali, Colombia, Qualitative study
Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, Vol 40, P2082-2090, October 2024

26/10/2024

Client feedback - she was surprised how hard Pilates is!

“Starting Pilates I was hesitant in what to expect as I’ve always moved towards high intensity training such as boxing and weights …. However upon commencement I have never participated in a more strenuous intense training. I was surprised by how hard Pilates is especially with perfecting the technique and the exercises :) I’m definitely pleasantly surprised by the workout I am getting from Pilates :)”

We love feedback and getting an insight into each client’s perspective. Everyone’s view is different and everyone has different goals.

Whether our clients do 1:1s, 1:2s, Parent & Teen sessions or our small group classes- we are watching how they do each movement and each session is prepared for them and their issues, pain, sport they play or job they hold. To us, the small details make a big difference….for eg whether you are using your glutes or just loading up your front knee instead.

Our sessions are there to challenge you and push you within reason of course.

We want you stronger, more flexible and feeling better. We want you and others around you to notice that you are feeling better 👌🏻

You are amazing! Your body is amazing! And you can do it 👌🏾

19/10/2024

Pilates for athletes:
-can help to prevent common injuries associated with high impact sports;
-aids in recovery;
-improves balance and coordination, crucial for athletes requiring agility and precision;
-promotes proper alignment;
-enhances flexibility, helping athletes maintain full range of motion;
-builds core strength, essential for stability, balance and power in most sports.

At Mend Pilates Perth we work with you, and your support team, to achieve your goals and help your body feel better!

05/10/2024

You asked we delivered!

As of Monday 7th of October we will also be running a Monday evening Small group class on top of our Thursday evening!

T’s & c’s apply to new clients - DM for more details.

These classes are a mix of all Studio/Rehab Pilates equipment- Trapeze, reformers, spine correctors, stability chair, ladder barrel and mat!

Here we go!

24/09/2024

An article published in the Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies concluded that “Rehabilitative Pilates exercise reduced pain and disability in workers with CLBP (*chronic low back pain)”.

For full article see - Equipment based Pilates reduces work-related chronic low back pain and disability: A pilot study, Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 2016, vol 20, Pg74-82.

Movement heals and that’s what we are about at Mend Pilates Perth.

Our classes are fully supervised by our Diploma qualified Pilates Practitioners. We are watching, modifying and cueing throughout our classes because we want you to feel the difference and to feel good! Explanations of the benefits you will feel in our classes aren’t needed….you will walk out feeling better than when you walked in. There is a reason why we run our classes the way we do.

We aren’t here for quick fix trends.

Come and see for yourself 🥰

23/06/2024

Chronic neck pain, forward head posture, shoulder issues….are they related?

Did you know chronic neck pain is thought to possibly change biomechanics and muscle activation patterns of the shoulder complex, causing pain and dysfunction in the long term?

Did you know that spinal alignment, in particular thoracic curvature, is thought to be critical for determining the scapular position which influences overall shoulder function?

Did you know that excessive thoracic kyphosis could alter scapular kinematic which affects shoulder range of movement?

Did you know that forward head posture could contribute to the development of shoulder impingement syndrome or neck and shoulder pain?

Interesting reads.

At Mend Pilates Perth, we work with you and your allied health team to help improve your posture and biomechanics. Pilates offers a comprehensive approach to address underlying factors that contribute to poor posture by providing improved core strength, muscle balance, flexibility, alignment and of course mindful movement.

DM to book in for your initial assessment and Pilates program.

Report credits -
Changes in sitting posture affect shoulder range of motion, Journal of Bodywork & Movement therapies (2014) 18, 239-243

Chronic neck pain and muscle activation characteristics of the shoulder complex, Journal of Bodywork & Movement therapies, 23 (2019) 913-917

Influence of forward head posture on scapular upward rotators during isometric shoulder flexion, Journal of Bodywork & Movement therapies (2010) 14, 367-374

A concise rehabilitation protocol for sub-acute and chronic non-specific neck pain, Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies (2017) 21, 472-480

Chronic neck pain and postural rehabilitation:a literature review, Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies 32 (2022)201-206

29/04/2024

Client feedback 🥰

“Being a working class and mum of two young boys. I always found my body is tight and especially my backpain sometimes. I started to practice pilates 3 years ago when I was overseas. Since I moved back to Perth last year, after trying different classes and teachers, I found my favourite coach Mariana. She is very attention to detail and always very patient. She understands students from different age groups and backgrounds. She tries her best to help every student. I found I have made big progress after a few months with Mariana and I can tell my body is stronger and more flexible than before. I absolutely love pilates and my teacher Mariana! I would recommend to anyone who needs exercise and please try once and you will enjoy it.”

This Supermama client juggles family, corporate work plus her own business on the side and still makes time for Pilates. Her dedication, consistency and hard work are paying off. So very proud 👏👏👏

At Mend Pilates Perth, we use Pilates to help your body feel better 🥰

It’s our aim to keep you moving without pain in each session. We help get your body stronger and of course feeling better! We love working with all allied health providers too. Team work makes the dream work 💕

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