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My neck always hurts after Pilates
Am I doing something wrong? Anyone else have this problem? It's from curling my head up while doing all the exercises, and it gets really painful.
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Re: My neck always hurts after Pilates
I'm not an instructor, but I would guess you're both doing something wrong. I have a really bad back and a neck the miss-aligns If I just turn too quickly. I never had a problem doing Pilates and in fact, I got so much stronger I only had to go the chiro once a month instead of 2x a week.
Are you taking a class with a registered instructor? A "good" pilates class shouldn't have more than about 10 people in it so the instructor can monitor your form.
Yep, I've only ever used DVDs. No time for a class.
Also not an instructor but as everyone else mentioned it shouldn't hurt. Here's some pointers I found helpful:
It's not a competition to see who can curl up the most, it is about strengthening your core muscles. So small movements done correctly are more beneficial (and safer) than big movements done badly.
Concentrate on having your stomach do all the lifting, keep your shoulders down and don't be trying to "lift" your head. Your chin most likely should be tucked and your head will rise with the curl rather than you lifting it seperately.
Think about lifting your shoulders off the floor rather than curling your head up. Your head curling up as you say is a by-product of the curl of your stomach muscles rather than the goal - you should be trying to use your stomach/core muscles to do the curl and you can't do that and leave your head on the ground. And your shoulders should be as far from your ears as possible!!
Your core will still be a bit "wobbly" after childbirth - don't overdo it. Make sure you are doing an appropriate level or one specifically aimed at post natal mums.
Use your hand as a support to your head if you do find that you are lifting it often (can you feel your neck muscles tense as you do an exercise? you shouldn't...). But don't use the hand to help drag your head up - it's only a support.
Are there any mum and baby pilates classes near you? It would be worth trying to go to a couple of them just to get an instructor to show you how you should be doing it and how it should feel as you do it.
I love pilates, though haven't done much of it since N was born. But did do it during my pregnancy and kept in my regular class right up to week 24/25 and then did a pregnancy class for the last 6 weeks as well. Found it really helped with the pregnancy and birth.
Take care of yourself...