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Older adults · Mobility · Autonomy

Aging with more autonomy in movement.

The goal is to keep the body available for life: getting up, walking, balancing, climbing stairs, carrying weight and trusting your own movement again.

Physical therapist accompanying an elderly woman exercising Pilates.
Older adults people stretching on the floor.
Older adults couple walking after physical activity.
How care works

Functional strength while respecting each rhythm.

These sessions work on balance, mobility and strength at your own pace, with safety and presence. Pilates can be individual or in pairs; physiotherapy is individual.

Each session considers pain history, surgeries, fear of falling, medications, routine and practical objectives. Training uses everyday tasks, such as getting up from a chair and climbing steps, and advances in stages: stability first, then range, functional strength and confidence.

The progression is technical and careful, and autonomy is treated as part of health.

Real sessions

Strength and balance in practice.

Students in a studio session: supported squat on the Cadillac and a sit-to-stand drill with a ball on the Chair. Everyday-task exercises, with load and range adjusted to each person.

Supported squat: leg strength and trunk control.
Sit, stand and react: coordination and balance for everyday life.

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Objectives

Movement to support daily life.

The focus is on gaining more resources for daily life, at each person's own pace.

i.

Balance

Stability and postural reaction training to reduce insecurity in movements.

ii.

Mobility

Spine, hips, shoulders and ankles more available for the day's tasks.

iii.

Strength gain

Functional strengthening, progressive and adapted to each person's history.

Before scheduling

Common questions about older adults and movement.

No. The care starts from the person's current state, with individual progression and adapted exercises.
The work may include balance, functional strength, mobility and safety when moving, always based on assessment.
In Classical Pilates, sessions can be individual or in pairs, depending on need. In physiotherapy, care is individual.
It depends on the assessment and the framework. The session is adapted to work on possible movement, comfort and function, respecting medical guidelines when applicable.
Initial assessment

Tell us what you want to recover.

Tell us the main goal: balance, strength, mobility, pain or autonomy.

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