Pilates For Lower Back Pain (DVD)

Having suffered lower back pain for a few months, I decided to try a few exercises and bought this DVD. Having no experience of pilates, I'm probably not doing the exercises exactly correctly but there is no doubt that my back is much better after a few days of working through the DVD once a day. I'm sure that it would be better to go to a class but this is definitely another option.

Allan Menezes is a clear and precise instructor in this DVD which takes the viewer step by step, through a series of exercises designed to strengthen the muscles that support the lower back. Interestingly, it's the lower stomach muscles that are the ones that require the most work to support the lower back.

I have suffered lower back pain for nearly 12 years, and after doing the exercises 3 times a week for 2 weeks I was out of pain completely. However, expect to continue doing the exercises at least once a week to maintain muscle tone or you'll start to suffer again.

This DVD is intended for those people suffering muscular back pain, so before you buy this DVD, make sure you get your back checked out by your GP to rule out the possibility that you have a slipped disc or worse.

I thought that the DVD would be like an exercise routine but there is a lot of talking in it which is useful for the first time that you watch it but then is very repetitive after that.
A good basis but you would probably need more to supplement it for routines

This movie was exactly what i was looking for, i'm a Personal Trainer and i wanted to know more about Pilates in order to use it with my Customers. It's such a Good Guide, very simple and plenty of teaching points.
Excellent!

Luciano

I am a complete beginner to pilates but found the dvd was easy to follow, started at a very elemental level with instructions on the correct standing position, breathing exercises and moved on at a steady pace to the mechanics of pilates and how the system helps in relieving lower back pain.

I liked the dvd very much and would think that anyone purchasing it would find it useful.