Shift Bodywork and Performance Care

✨Introducing: Clinical Pilates x Shift

If you want to up your pilates game or enhance your injury prevention, Shift is introducing a physiotherapist-led exercise method that integrates the principles of traditional Pilates with the latest in musculoskeletal and rehabilitation science, offered by Kieri Lavoie.   
  
✨Evidence-Based Movement Therapy for Rehabilitation and Functional Strength

These treatments are designed to assist in the prevention, management, and recovery of injuries by improving core stability, postural alignment, flexibility, and neuromuscular control.  Whether it’s for return to play or injury prevention, the goal of clinical pilates is to get and keep everything firing to withstand and progress the rigours of general exercise. 

Unlike general Pilates classes, Clinical Pilates is tailored to individual needs based on a comprehensive clinical assessment. Programs are prescribed and monitored by qualified physiotherapists to ensure safety, effectiveness, and alignment with therapeutic goals.

✨Clinical Applications
Clinical Pilates can be an effective treatment addition for:
* Spinal conditions (e.g., low back or neck pain, disc injury, degenerative changes)
* Postural dysfunction and muscle imbalances
* Pre- and post-surgical rehabilitation
* Pelvic floor and women’s health
* Chronic pain and fatigue syndromes (e.g., fibromyalgia)
* Sports injury rehabilitation and performance conditioning
* Falls prevention and functional mobility in older adults
* Anyone looking to improve posture, core strength, and body awareness.

Programs are individually designed to address biomechanical dysfunction, improve movement efficiency, and support long-term health.

✨What to expect:
Each participant begins with a one-on-one initial assessment conducted by a physiotherapist. This includes:
* Comprehensive musculoskeletal and movement screening
* Discussion of clinical goals and functional outcomes
* Development of a customized Clinical Pilates program

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Shift was out last weekend helping tune up runners participating in the Constantine

The run raised over $746,000 for 38 Toronto charities this year.

What can Shift do to optimize your run? Whether you’re starting out or a seasoned runner, we use techniques like , , as well as manual therapy, joint mobility, etc to ensure you’re firing on all cylinders and have compensation-free access to everything you want to train.

An individualized biomechanical tune up with any of our practitioners can add longevity and optimize performance for the long run.