Scolio-Pilates
Exercise for Scoliosis, A Proactive Guide

by Karena Thek Lineback

Illustrations by Alexandra Garant

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Printed Book available NOW!

REVIEW: Excerpts from Marguerite Ogle's Review of Scolio-Pilates on About.com ...

"None of this seems to daunt Karena Thek Lineback. In fact, what I like best about Lineback's book, Scolio-Pilates, Exercise for Scoliosis a Proactive Guide, is that she takes you by the hand and boldly leads you through figuring out what's going on with the curves and compensations of scoliosis. And she does it in a very personable way."

"When you study Scolio-Pilates, you come out knowing what scoliosis is and how its curves manifest. And, you've been offered a systematic approach to working toward corrected alignment through creatively supported Pilates exercises. It is very much to Karena Thek Lineback's credit that the tone of the Scolio-Pilates is so friendly, the information so well presented, and the visual aids so helpful that it seduces you into sticking with a detailed and complicated subject."

read the entire review here

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Looking for Scolio-Wedges, Scolio-Rectangles and Scolio-Triangles? Go HERE

When you see a doctor about your scoliosis, you are offered three options:

  1. Observation
  2. Bracing
  3. Surgery

Scolio-Pilates offers you a fourth option: Exercise.

Studies from the 1950s onward have shown that exercise corrects scoliosis. [See my blog for a synopsis on three of these studies and information about how to find a few hundred more]. 

So why is exercise not more widely recognized as an option for scoliosis?  Because the right exercises have to be used.  If a study looks at exercise in general, no benefit may be found, or worse, the scoliosis may be increased.  With the right exercises, studies have shown again and again that exercise is a viable option for handling scoliosis.



alt Scolio-Pilates is your guidebook to exercising with scoliosis. The book features Part I, describing the three dimensional changes with scoliosis, and Part II, with over 30 thoroughly illustrated exercises.

Scoliosis is a complicated subject full of twists and turns (literally). Scolio-Pilates breaks it down into steps.  Steps that correct alignment, de-rotate the spine before beginning an exercise, and demonstrate the best exercises to choose for maximum benefit.


 

 

Helpful and Fun illustrations throughout!

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Sneak Peek Here! This PDF includes the introduction as well as an excerpt from Chapter V:


Scolio-Pilates makes strong use of the Scolio-Wedges, Scolio-Rectangles, and Scolio-Triangles.  To see what they are and how they are used, Go HERE