Excerpts — Pilates for Hip and Knee Syndromes and Arthroplasties With Web Resource

No two clients begin at the same level pre- or postoperatively when starting a Pilates routine. Each client has a varying ability to concentrate, visualize, feel the movement working from the correct source, and engage the core.

Osteoarthritis of the hip and knee is responsible for almost a million office visits to an orthopaedic surgeon each year and is one of the leading syndromes ultimately leading to joint replacement.

Classical mat work forms the basis for selecting Pilates exercises for the pre- and postoperative rehabilitation of the hip and knee.