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The MBY Education Synergy Series Presents

Pilates For Every Age & Stage of Aging

 

Melanie Byford-Young & Deborah Jones

 

The Science Behind Balance & Fall Prevention

Friday, April 5, 3 - 6 pm PST

Livestreaming on Zoom

&

Comprehensive Balance Assessment and Fall Risk Evaluation Testing: How to Modify Pilates to Manage Visual, Vestibular, & Motor Control Issues

Saturday, April 6, 9:15 am - 11:15 am PST

Livestreaming on Zoom

 

Both sessions will be recorded and available to all registrants for 7 days.

 

Activity capacity and goals change throughout our lives.  As we age, our bodies change and lifestyle choices, injuries & issues accumulate. We all want to feel strong, capable, and dynamic, and to do the things we want to do. Strength, mobility, balance, and confidence in our bodies are proven to help us age successfully.  Exercise choices need to evolve to support each client’s needs.  

 Please register for each of these session separately by clicking on the offers below.

Register for the Workshop
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The Science Behind Balance & Fall Prevention

Dynamic integration in the body provides mobility, reflex reactions, strength, alignment and coordination—and all of this is necessary to prepare or recover from a slip, trip, or fall.  This workshop demonstration will present current research and strategies for helping clients who have balance issues for any of the three most common causes of balance disorders as well as give progressions for maintaining the mobility, reflexes, and strength for fall prevention.  Strategize and select active and safe programming exercises for clients of all types.  You will learn about how the nervous system, inner ear, cervical spine and proprioceptive systems work together to manage balance perturbations.  You will discuss detailed client evaluation and what it takes to determine what deficits a client has, and you will take away specific modifications to Pilates exercises and programming for restoring balance and preventing falls.     **Price Includes Workshop Notes**

$350.00 USD

Synergy Series: Balance Assessment & Fall Risk Evaluation in the Clinical Setting

There are many factors that will lead to balance impairment, and each client must be evaluated in order to be treated effectively. Debbie will discuss and demonstrate the key tests she uses to determine the role of the eyes, the vestibular system, and the proprioceptive system during a fall risk assessment. She will also demonstrate how she evaluates fundamental movement patterns. Finally, Debbie will describe the strategies she gives her patients to improve their balance and movement quality. Melanie will then facilitate a conversation on how the issues identified by Debbie’s tests can be addressed with Pilates based exercises and critical reasoning. This interactive discussion will help bridge a client’s success as they progress from the clinical setting to community based Pilates. As a Pilates instructor, you will gain invaluable insight into balance impairment, and will be able to apply this knowledge to programming for your senior clients. You will also learn when to refer your clients to specialized health care practitioners, and how to collaborate with the team.   **Price Includes Comprehensive Workshop Guide**

$150.00 USD

These workshops are for:

  • Pilates & movement instructors who work one-on-one with clients over the age of 50
  • 1 year teaching experience recommended

Friday & Saturday

April 5: 3 pm - 6 pm PST

$350

April 6: 9:15 - 11:15 am PST

$150

Livestreamed online via ZOOM & access to recorded video for one week.

During these workshops, you will learn:

  • Key visual, vestibular, proprioceptive, and orthopedic issues that lead to balance disorders and falls
  • How to adapt Pilates exercises and programming to address the needs of seniors of all physical capacities
  • How to use Pilates to improve capacity in daily life, and pursue activities enjoyed by those in every stage of aging

** These workshops are designed to accompany the PNWPE workshops held the same weekend. These include Reformer for Older Adult and Stability Chair for Older Adult.  To sign up for these additional PNWPE workshop, visit this link.

Deborah Jones

PT, DPT, GCS, CEEAA, ATP

Deborah Jones has been a physical therapist with Providence for over 25 years. Starting her career in So California at Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center. She has worked in acute, home health, long-term care and currently works the Outpatient staff at Bridgeport Providence Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine since 2007. She obtained her Clinical Doctorate for physical therapy in 2016. She is a board-certified geriatric clinical specialist, pelvic health specialist, assistive technology professional and a Franklin Method instructor. She has extended education in concussion and vestibular rehabilitation. She is a neuroscience pain educator for Providence.

Melanie Byford-Young

Co-Owner, Pacific Northwest Pilates, Master Instructor Trainer of Rehabilitation, STOTT PILATES®

Melanie is a leader in the global community of Pilates, physical therapy, and fitness training.  She is co-owner of Pacific Northwest Pilates and Melanie Byford-Young Education, and a Master Instructor Trainer of Rehabilitation for STOTT PILATES™.  She co-created the six-part Rehabilitation Course series for licensed healthcare professionals which is taught internationally.  She has also created her own library of over 25 courses, master classes, and case-study based learning workshops. Her expertise in therapeutic orthopedic strategies attracts a world wide audience and has sent her abroad to work throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia and Asia.

Home-based in the heart of the Pacific Northwest, Melanie splits her time between working with complex clients, consulting, teaching, and creating content. She loves teaching and mentoring students and therapists, and is a highly-sought after resource for professionals wishing to acquire critical reasoning skills to assess physical movement.

Pilates For Every Age & Stage of Aging

Friday & Saturday, April 5 & 6, 2024

With Melanie Byford-Young & Deborah Jones.

Register for the Workshop on April 5, 3 pm - 6 pm PST
Register for the Lecture on April 6, 9:15 - 11:15 am PST