Right Brain / Left Brain - How we precieve the World and use this information in our daily lives
Below is a link to a Canadian website that shows a short video talk given by a Canadian Neuroanatomist, Jill Bolte Taylor. Jill Bolte Taylor had a Left brain stroke and in this talk describes the experience and how it altered her perception of the world around her, how her movements and decisions altered. It is a fascinating insight into how our perception of the world effects every aspect of our life. Worth a look!
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.html
This experience is also described in a book she has written called 'My Stroke of Insight' which can be found on her websight as below. Pilates is a very 'right brain' experience - gathering in sensory information and experience from the present moment to effect muscle and postural ourcome.
This is a sight worth looking at, especially if you have had or know someone who has had a stroke. But it also gives a fascinating insight into our experience as human's even when we are healthy.
http://mystrokeofinsight.com/index.html
for Pain Managment
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A New Pilates Book especially for those managing Pain
Prescribed Pilates by Katie Ballard
This is a relatively new book on the market and well worth as a reference for those determined to make this form of exercise a lifestyle discipline.
http://www.pilatesbook.co.uk/site/index.php
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First published on January 24, 2008
Physical Therapy
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20070099
Effects of Pilates Exercises on Shoulder Range of Motion, Pain, Mood, and Upper-Extremity Function in Women Living With Breast Cancer: A Pilot Study
Kim S Keays, Susan R Harris, Joseph M Lucyshyn and Donna L MacIntyre
KS Keays' home address is #202-2475 Bayswater St, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6K 4N3.
SR Harris, PT, PhD, FAPTA, is Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
JM Lucyshyn, PhD, is Associate Professor, Education & Counselling Psychology and Special Education, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia.
DL MacIntyre, PT, PhD, is Associate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia.
kkeays@shaw.ca
Background and Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of Pilates exercises on shoulder range of motion (ROM), pain, mood, and upper-extremity (UE) function in women who had been treated for breast cancer.
Participants: The participants were 4 women who had undergone axillary dissection and radiation therapy for stage I to IV breast cancer.
Methods: A nonconcurrent, multiple-baseline, single-subject research design was used to examine the effects of Pilates exercises on the 4 outcomes.
Results: Visual analyses of the data suggest a modest effect of the Pilates exercise program in improving shoulder abduction and external rotation ROM. Statistically significant improvement in shoulder internal and external rotation in the affected UE was shown for the one participant with pre-existing metastatic disease. The improving baselines seen for pain, mood, and UE function data made it impossible to assess the effects of Pilates exercises on those outcomes. No adverse events were experienced.
Discussion and Conclusion: Pilates exercises may be an effective and safe exercise option for women who are recovering from breast cancer treatments; however, further research is needed.