“CHANGE HAPPENS THROUGH MOVEMENT AND MOVEMENT HEALS”

I hobbled into my first session with chronic lower back pain and sciatica down my right butt cheek and leg. I had recovered from back surgery nine years earlier on my L5 S1 and I thought that my back had melted down again – at this stage I thought I would either need surgery again or this was just how life would be. By this stage I had been trying to get rid of the pain for almost ten months. I was at my wits end until I was introduced to Carolina. The way that she was able to understand what was going on with my pain and body was second to none. Her enthusiasm and dedication to help me get rid of the pain was so refreshing: unlike other people I had seen in the past, I never felt as if I was a number. It was a common occurrence to receive a text the day after a Pilate’s session to see how I pulled up from the class. This was fantastic in the sense that we could target the following classes to suit how my body was responding. If I ever felt pain while doing an exercise Carolina would alternate the exercise to avoid aggravating the painful area. It took 20 private classes to go from not being able to surf and eating anti-inflammatory pills to ‘pain free’ and able to surf twice a day if my family life allowed it! I am a builder, which is demanding on my body and now I have the strength to get through the day pain free thanks to Carolina and Pilates. Give it a crack; what have you got to lose! Andrew

Builder / Surfer