Pain in the Hip and Back on one side.
Hello and thank you for stopping by.
In todays short inspirational story we follow Sheila , 67 , retired and in good health (apart from a reoccurring hip/S.I joint problem that can manifest into Sciatica)
Hi Sheila , could you let me know how old you are and what your hobbies are ?
Age 67.Hobbies… reading walking and aerobic exercise
When did you first discover Pilates :
My first introduction to Pilates was about 7yrs ago after suffering really bad sciatica on the left side for 2yrs
Before this I did a lot of walking especially power walking. After 2yrs of constant pain, too many painkillers, feeling that I could not enjoy my retirement, numerous visits to Drs X-rays and physio a NHS physio told me that Pilates could do more for me than her.
Claire :There is a lot of information out there and sometimes its confusing as to where to start and who to trust. Tell me a little bit about your journey to becoming pain free again.:
Sheila :I did some research online and found Claire.
I had four 1-1 sessions with Claire and I remember my first words to her were “I’ve got a dead leg”. After her assessment she gave me exercises and stayed with me constantly while I did them. I was also given exercises to do at home which I found relatively easy to do.
After 4 visits I was seeing light at the end of the tunnel &had improved enough to join the evening classes’ which I thoroughly enjoyed and I made some new friends. Eventually I had improved enough to join her reformer classes and even did Zumba elsewhere. I noticed that the constant niggle in my side of hip , sciatica and buttock pain had totally lifted.
A couple of years on I fell of a ladder and badly sprained my wrist and missed about 5-6 weeks of classes. Quickly got back into it but then when Claire was moving premises and I started childminding, I stupidly gave it up….Big Mistake.
4yrs later after having broken the same wrist and lockdown was still in action I began to notice that my hip problems resurfaced. I walked every day during lockdown but this was making my problem worse not better.
Light at the end of the Tunnel
Claire had kindly kept me on her mailing list & one day I thought I’ve had enough and contacted her again. Brilliantly she remembered both me and my problems and we set up a couple of 1-1 sessions. This was just after the second lockdown and I travelled to see Claire at her Home Studio where she has all of the equipment to help all kinds of problems.
Claire identified that my Bad hip was due to an imbalance in my pelvis and I was again given exercises to do at home and found them quite easy to do.
Sheila at home correcting her pelvis alignment
Progress
After as little as 7 days I noticed that my hip had improved and I was barely feeling any discomfort at all and I just knew that I was on the road to recovery
I have now been back in classes since April 2021 post corvid.
I was beginning to improve after about a week and continue to do so to the point of barely feeling any pain or discomfort at all.
I will continue to do Pilates as long as I am fit and able to do so.
Do you suffer from
Pain on one side of your hip
Pain that travels across the back of your buttock
Sciatica
S.I joint DYSFUNCTION
This pain can easily be removed in as little as 7 days and right now I have options to see you in person or to carry out these simple exercises at home by following a at home program.
Hip and Back Pain on side of the body
The official Program coming soon
1 -1 TUITION FOR bACK/HIP PAIN
Drop me an email or ring me for a quick chat to see if I can help you alleviate your pain on onside of the body which may be in the back or hip or both.
07908689091