UK Pilates - APPI

Presenters & Workshops
CAROLE TRAOLE
APPI Health Group
The Chapel, Wellington Road
London NW10 5LJ
APPI Education
The plan for the two hour practical session is to start with a warm up that is appropriate for
an osteoporosis specific Pilates Matwork group. This will be followed by a discussion and
demonstration of specific Pilates exercises and how they can be adapted for clients with
osteoporosis. This will also include a discussion and demonstration of exercises relevant for fall
prevention. The participants will be invited to take part in the practical.
GORDON THOMSON
Gordon Thomson was born in Glasgow; having trained in the 1970s as a dancer at Rambert Ballet
and London Contemporary Dance Theatre, he now has over thirty five years’ experience of teaching
Pilates. He runs the prestigious Pilates Body Europe Studios in London’s South Kensington. He
co-authored nine Body Control Pilates books, magazines and journals, including the official Body
Control Pilates Manual, having been a key consultant on the complete Classical Pilates Method.
As well as teaching Pilates Machine courses for teachers, Gordon has projected Pilates into the
world of sport: tennis, rowing, swimming, skiing, cricket, rugby, but especially into the world of
professional football, and he has now become head coach for an amateur team in North London
winning numerous awards. His next venture is to organise and promote worldwide The Society of
Pilates Teachers.
The Classical Mat Method Of Pilates Redefined
We will be taking you carefully through various exercises from the Classical Mat Method of Pilates.
In a step-by-step approach, you will be able to achieve some of the more difficult and advanced
exercises. We have broken down certain exercises which many find daunting, frustrating or just
impossible! We are confident that you will be amazed by the results: after one and half hours, you
will be ready to build on a few careful preparations and tips on achieving a complete exercise, and
you will be fully confident about teaching these superb exercises. With this new approach you will
be able to pass on the knowledge, not just to yourself but to clients and colleagues alike.
We will finish our session at the conference with a special series of movements from our
acclaimed stretching and relaxation programme to compete this taxing workshop.
DARREN HIGGINS – DIRECTOR & PRINCIPAL TUTOR MET-RX
Darren is an Australian trained physiotherapist with 20 years experience in treating a wide range
of musculoskeletal disorders. Darren moved to the UK in 1996 and in 2000 bought the Vanbrugh
Physiotherapy Clinic where he is now Practice Principal. Darren has been teaching the Muscle
Energy Techniques (MET) to physiotherapists since 2002, travelling to Finland and Ireland to teach
courses, along with courses held all over the UK. In 2012 he will travel to Turkey in partnership
with APPI to run courses there.
An Introduction To Muscle Energy Techniques
This is an introduction to Muscle Energy Techniques (METs) and will give participants a taster
on how these techniques can be integrated into clinical practice. In this 2 hour lecture &
demonstration workshop, MET’s will be explained, and some common pelvic, rib and cervical
spine dysfunctions will be demonstrated via patient demonstration. Participants will be shown
assessment and treatment techniques for these dysfunctions.
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