Thanks to this postgraduate diploma, you will update your knowledge about the physiological changes during pregnancy and the Pilates exercises recommended during this process"

Therapeutic Pilates offers a remarkable advantage by easily adapting to the different abilities of the patient, regardless of the injury or condition to be treated. This is due to the ability to adjust the exercises' intensity, pace, frequency, and movements. Therefore, it is essential for the medical professional to keep up to date on the most effective exercises and techniques to address multiple pathologies. 

Faced with this reality, TECH has developed this program that offers professionals the opportunity to update their skills as Pilates Instructors through a postgraduate diploma consisting of 450 teaching hours and 6 months of duration. 

In response to this reality, specialists will delve into the neural pathways and the benefits of Pilates in patients with neurological pathologies related to aging or osteoporosis. In addition, you will expand your knowledge of the approach to pregnancy using the Pilates method and on urinary incontinence and pelvic floor exercises recommended for these clinical cases.  

Moreover, thanks to the numerous didactic materials (video summaries of each topic, videos in detail, specialized readings), you will be updated on the techniques used during the late postpartum period and the treatment of the alterations through Pilates. 

Moreover, thanks to the 100% online pedagogical format, the professional will have complete flexibility to organize daily activities with refresher courses without being subject to strict schedules. A unique opportunity to update your knowledge through a university proposal at the academic forefront.  

You will delve into Pilates and how it can benefit patients with neurological pathologies of the central and peripheral nervous system"  

This postgraduate diploma in Pilates Instructor contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include:  

• The development of practical cases presented by experts in Physiotherapy and specialists in Pilates 
• The graphic, schematic, and practical content with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Practical exercises where the self-assessment process can be carried out to improve learning 
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies  
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments 
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

You will adapt Pilates exercises to pathologies such as Multiple Sclerosis, Stroke, Parkinson's and Cerebral Palsy"

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from sector who contribute their work experience to this educational program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.  

Its multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide an immersive education programmed to learn in real situations.  

The design of this program focuses on Problem-Based Learning, by means of which the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that are presented throughout the academic course. For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned experts.   

You will assess the abilities of your elderly patients and apply age-appropriate Pilates exercises"

You will delve into how Pilates can help in the treatment of Osteoporosis thanks to this 100% online postgraduate diploma"

This university program aims to update the health professional's knowledge of the Pilates method and the approach to various pathologies. In this sense, this academic itinerary will allow you to delve into the specific exercises for each phase of pregnancy, identify the main alterations of each pathology, and address them through exercises based on this physical activity. To achieve this successfully, this program provides various high-quality multimedia resources. 

Thanks to the case studies, you will have the opportunity to approach patient management through the most precise Pilates postures for each pathology" 

General Objectives

• Enhance knowledge and professional skills in the practice and teaching of Pilates exercises on the floor, on different machines, and with implements 
• Differentiate the applications of Pilates exercises and the adaptations to be made for each patient
• Establish an exercise protocol adapted to the symptomatology and pathology of each patient
• Delineate the progressions and regressions of exercises according to the different phases in the process of recovery from an injury 
• Avoidance of contraindicated exercises based on prior assessment of patients and clients
• Handle in-depth the apparatus used in the Pilates Method 
• Provide the necessary information to be able to search for scientific and updated information on Pilates treatments applicable to different pathologies 
• Analyze the needs and improvements of Pilates equipment in a therapeutic space for Pilates exercise 
• Develop actions that improve the effectiveness of Pilates exercises based on the principles of the method
• Perform correctly and analytically exercises based on the Pilates Method
• Analyze the physiological and postural changes that affect pregnant women 
• Design exercises adapted to the woman in the course of pregnancy until delivery 
• Describe the application of the Pilates Method in high-level athletes 

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Pilates during Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Postpartum 

• Differentiate the different phases of pregnancy 
• Determine specific exercises for each phase 
• Orient the woman during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum 

Module 2. General pathology and its treatment with Pilates 

• Master the characteristics of each pathology 
• Identify the main alterations of each pathology 
• Address the alterations through exercises based on the Pilates Method 

Module 3. The Pilates gym 

• Describe the space where Pilates is performed 
• Be aware of the machines to do Pilates 
• Expose protocols and exercise progressions 

You will comfortably investigate, whenever you wish, the best practices in terms of equipment instruments used in Pilates sessions"