TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Pilates in Sports A1 - Quartarolo, Ingrid A1 - Yasunaga Jr, Luiz A1 - Shamus, Eric A2 - Shamus, Eric A2 - Shamus, Jennifer PY - 2017 T2 - Sports Injury Prevention & Rehabilitation, 2e AB - Pilates exercises can be used to prepare the body for the initial sports activity, to train and improve the performance of movements, as well as to treat and prevent injuries in the more stressed joints.1,2,3,4 Stretching and improvement in flexibility, strength, balance, and proprioception are some physical valences developed through Pilates (see Videos 21.1 and 21.2). Because each individual is unique and the selection of exercises must be specific and personalized, some postures of the method that can be used for these athletes will be presented. The principles of core stability and distal mobility hold true only if core movements are synchronous with the extremities. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1142283293 ER -