What to Expect at your Initial Clinical Pilates Assessment

  1. Come dressed in shorts or leggings and tank top or sports bra so the therapist is able to do a full assessment of your movement.   

  2. Your therapist will ask a few questions about your past medical history and injuries to better understand your movement goals for treatment. If you have any imaging: Xray, MRI, CT scan, or Ultrasound your therapist will want to review these results with you either during your initial assessment or on your follow up appointment.

  3. Your therapist will complete both a postural and biomechanical assessment looking at range of motion, strength and your muscle recruitment and motor control strategies throughout your body.   

  4. They will complete the session with an explanation of the Basic Principles of Pilates and discuss where these concepts can be applied to your specific movement goals and outlined how they can build a program to address various deficits or non-optimal patterns that they find in your assessment.  

  • Physiotherapy is covered by most insurance providers. You can always double-check with your provider if needed prior to booking a session to enquire who much is covered for an initial visit versus a subsequent visit. Compass Physio is not currently set up to direct bill to your insurance companies.

  • These sessions utilize the general principles of Pilates in combination with manual therapy and hands on facilitation to address either excessive mobility (hyper-mobility) or restriction in range of motion (stiffness) to improve strength from the inside out. Breathing techniques will be emphasized to improve one’s activation and postural control. Various pieces of equipment such as the reformer, tower, chair and barrel will be used to identify non optimal movement patterns and then restore recruitment to improve overall function.

  • Yes, I am happy to work with individuals during pregnancy or postpartum and adapt rehab appropriate to the current stage of pregnancy/ postpartum. I have training in DRA (Diastasis Rectus Abdominus) rehabilitation. If you are presenting with complications outside my scope of practice, I am happy to refer you to a therapist trained in more specific pelvic health issues.

  • Not right now - my goals right now are to assess your movements and provide modifications or adjustments to your current programming. I can definitely provide you with some suggestions on places to get quality programming with a trusted individual.

  • Not at this time. Our clinic is not currently registered to direct bill either of these organizations.