A deep, chronological, critical review of the research on Pilates for chronic low back pain, hypermobility, and fibromyalgia. What the trials actually show, what they don’t, and what to look for if you’re considering it.
Yoga gets recommended for almost everything that aches, but what does the research really say? We look at the history, the evidence, how it compares with tai chi and Pilates, and what it means for fibromyalgia and hypermobility.
Your brain has a map of your body, and the map drives joint control, not the muscle. A look at cortical maps, proprioception, vestibular and visual inputs, why the signal goes fuzzy in hypermobility, and how to train for sharper joint awareness.
Hypermobility comes with a strange contradiction: muscles that feel constantly tight, while also being told you have low tone. Once you understand how passive, active and readiness tone actually work, that contradiction makes sense, and so does why traditional ‘just get stronger’ advice keeps missing.
Why training for hypermobility and chronic pain is a motor learning task before it’s a strength task. The stages your nervous system runs through, where the science is solid, and what that means for how you actually train.
This article is part of our comprehensive guide to exercise and rehabilitation for hypermobility. If your knees feel like they’re always one step behind the
This article is part of our comprehensive guide to exercise and rehabilitation for hypermobility. When it comes to anything related to hypermobility rehab/exercise, the internet
Strength training alone doesn’t fix a hypermobile body. A blunt look at why traditional strength training falls short for hypermobility and Ehlers-Danlos, what motor learning research actually says, and why Pilates style isolation keeps people stuck.
If you have hypermobility, you have probably noticed something about your feet. Maybe the arches look flat. Maybe they collapse inward the second you stand
