Clinical Pilates
Move Better, Feel better
Working within the Pilates principles of body awareness, breathing, posture, and core control, but focusing on you, your concerns, and your rehabilitation.
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Overview
One-on-One Pilates at Acacia
Whether you’re recovering from injury, managing a chronic condition, or simply want to move better, Clinical Pilates meets you where you are. It’s a great fit if you’re experiencing:
- Upper back or neck pain (often from desk work)
- Hypermobility — building strength and body awareness
- Pain, weakness, or poor motor control with specific movements
- Lower back pain during pregnancy – Postpartum rehabilitation
- Persistent or recurring back, neck, hip, or shoulder pain
- Arthritic joint pain
Dr. Rose brings the clinical expertise (and hands-on care) of a Chiropractor and infuses it with the guided rehab of Pilates.
Our Approach
We consider each client’s individual concerns and experiences and work to tailor treatments to your particular needs and therapeutic goals.
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Clinical Pilates at Acacia Health is a chiropractor-guided form of exercise that uses controlled, purposeful movement to rehabilitate injury, address pain, and improve how your body moves and feels. Unlike a general Pilates class, it’s built around your assessment findings and adjusted as you progress.
At Acacia Health, Dr. Rose draws on four core principles — what she calls her 4 C’s — to guide each session:
- Concentration — Movement starts in the mind. By consciously focusing on how a muscle engages or how a movement feels, you begin to retrain more efficient patterns, especially important when the body has developed compensatory habits around pain or weakness.
- Control — Every movement is deliberate and guided, never relying on momentum. This builds coordination and stability while reducing strain on the spine and joints.
- Connected Breathing — Breath is used as a tool, not an afterthought. Connecting breath to movement supports deep core activation, reduces tension, and helps regulate your nervous system throughout exercise.
- Core Engagement — True core control goes beyond “abs.” It includes the diaphragm, pelvic floor, deep abdominals, and spinal stabilizers working together to support your body and free your limbs to move with efficiency and ease.
Together, these principles form the foundation of a practice that’s as much about how you move as what you do.
Clinical Pilates can help with:
Clinical Pilates visits are one-on-one with Dr. Rose and range from 30 minute sessions, up to 60 minutes. At Acacia, we have a Pilates Reformer, but depending on needs can also use a mat for most exercises.
Initial Clinical Pilates Visit:
45 minutes
This appointment is for those who aren’t already a an existing patient of Dr. Rose for chiropractic.
During this time Dr. Rose will:
- Listen to your concerns and take a detailed health history
- Do an in-depth assessment of your injury or pain
- Discuss with you the indications for Clinical Pilates
- Make a plan together to best suit your needs, goals and lifestyle
- Introduce you to working with a Pilates Reformer and begin your training
Subsequent Clinical Pilates Visit:
30 to 60 minutes
If you’re an existing patient of Dr. Rose, you’ll likely have already discussed Pilates as an option, and have an understanding of limitations and goals. You can book for a standard Subsequent visit and continue on your treatment plan.
Our Practitioners
Our highly trained clinicians are here to work with you. We want to help you on your journey to recovery.
Not sure where to start? Call 250-475-1522, ext 1. and our patient care coordinators will help.
FAQ
Still have more questions? Check out the tabs below. If your questions are still unanswered, please reach out, we love to help get to the root of things.
Pilates can be done on a mat or on specialized equipment. At Acacia, we can utilize a “Reformer,” which consists of a moving carriage that slides along a frame, attached to springs that provide resistance. The spring resistance can be increased or decreased, allowing exercises to be tailored to different strength levels, movement limitations, and rehabilitation goals.
In a clinical setting, the reformer is particularly useful because it allows movements to be performed with support, feedback, and precise load control while minimizing joint strain. It provides a great amount of proprioceptive feedback, so you can feel your body in different positions as you move through space.
Pilates can be a supportive and effective way to move during pregnancy. With an emphasis on safe core engagement, breathing, and your individual health history, it may help reduce back and pelvic discomfort while supporting your body’s changing biomechanics. Please ensure you receive medical clearance from your physician before beginning a new exercise routine.
Please call (250) 475-1522 ext. 1 and speak to one of our patient care coordinators who will be happy to answer your questions.
Dr Rose McParland also offers a free 15-minute consultation with those with more questions before booking an initial appointment.