Why Pilates can cause back pain and how to prevent it
Channel: Synergy+ Physical Therapy & Pilates Studio
Date: 03/10/2023

We all know that Pilates is great and its benefits are multiple from improving posture to better coordination, strength, and flexibility. But it can also cause back pain!

And I think that most of you are well aware of that, but maybe not as aware, or maybe we need to have more awareness as to why it actually can cause back pain. There are many clients who cannot safely carry out a classic Pilates repertoire without risk of injuring or re-injuring themselves. 

There are many times the back pain or pain incidents happen because of a result of overload on the spine, right? It could be overload that causes a muscle strain, or it could be overload, that causes injury to a disc. It could be overload that stresses a tendon or ligament, or even the fascia too much. 

These clients, even the ones who have back pain or who have injuries that are the result of overload can really benefit from Pilates. But we really need to be selective as to what we're doing with them, and which exercises we are choosing.