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Hip Replacement & Restoring Balance in Hip Extension

Often therapists spend time focused on strength and range of motion post hip replacement, but quick reaction time, ...

PNWP’s Top Five Reasons for STOTT PILATES®

  The benefits of Pilates have been cited for years—improved flexibility, increased core strength and better posture lead ...

Therapeutic Exercise Vs. Skill Acquisition

Successfully bridge the gap between therapeutic exercises and skill acquisition with confidence as Melanie Byford-Young progresses through the ...

Are your Hamstrings Really Tight?

Melanie Byford-Young debunks the tight hamstring myth and shares Andry Vleeming’s work on forces in fascial transmission of ...

Exclusive Train-to-Teach Program Inspires Pilates Students in Training

The science of Pilates is learned in the classroom, but the art of teaching is revealed only when ...

Therapeutic Pilates | Scapular Winging

Slowly and progressively retrain the motor control of altered shoulder mechanics and the eccentric winging of the scapulae.  ...

Travel Tips to Keep a Pilates Body

  Tricks for Surviving an 18-inch Airline Seat   After a year of being cooped-up, I dream about ...

PNWP Mask Guidelines | May 2021

Below are our guidelines required for an individual to remove their mask in the studio: 1. Show proof ...

We’re Hiring: Experienced Pilates Instructor

Pacific Northwest Pilates (PNWP) is Portland’s premier Pilates studio and licensed STOTT PILATES® education center for top-level fitness ...

Therapeutic Pilates | The Clavicle

Give it up for the clavicle, the beautiful S-shaped bone that mirrors the ribcage and allows for a ...

Focus on Fascia

 PNWP Owner Melanie Byford-Young brings the Merrithew™Fascial Movement Foundation Course, Level 1 to Pacific NW Pilates. Designed especially ...

Therapeutic Pilates | Hypermobility & Shoulder Stability

In this episode, learn how to safely stabilize the shoulder and keep hyperextension of the shoulder and elbow ...

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