Carol Chaves
Having worked with a wide range of clients, I have developed a special interest in postural and chronic problems. I have completed full Pilates matwork and equipment training through the MIIP- Pilates (Pilates Postural Integrated movement) and recently have done a Mat Bridge course at the Australian Physiotherapy & Pilates Institute (APPI).
I teach both 1:1 and group matwork and equipment Pilates sessions and has found Pilates to be of particular benefit to clients with chronic pain.
In 2018 I finished my Master’s degree in Physiotherapy Advancing Practice at Sheffield Hallam University, where I focussed on pain management and exercise-based therapy. I was able to develop a dissertation project interviewing pilates’ clients about their perceptions and experiences of Pilates, concluding that the participants reported improvements in their clinical presentation regarding pain, mobility and posture.
Qualifications
Physiotherapy Degree, UEL - State University Of Londrina, Brazil. (2006-09)
MIIP (Pilates Postural Integrated movement) – Mat and Apparatus course Formation, Brazil. (2010)
MSC Physiotherapy Advancing Practice, Sheffield Hallam University.(2018)
Workshops/Courses
Pilates, Workshop in Treatment of Disk Hernia and Power Pilates at Guarulhos /São Paulo, Brazil. (2013)
Zumba Instructor Basic 1 Course, London, UK. (2017)
APPI Mat Bridge course, London, UK. (2020)