Injuries and modifications

Understand and support common injuries in your barre and Pilates classes, with modifications to match.

As such an effective form of movement and rehabilitation for those with injuries, there’s no question that your Pilates and barre classes will often be filled with clients with injuries. What can’t be a question is that you are fully equipped with expert knowledge on these injuries, and can confidently offer appropriate modifications and support to your clients who are working with them.

In this course, you’ll do just that. Walking away with a certification and the expertise to make every one of your classes effective, safe and enjoyable for every one of your clients.

You will enhance your teaching and your career by:
  • Gaining a full understanding of some of the most common injuries that clients present with in Pilates and barre classes.
  • Mastering injury-specific modifications that see you confidently adapting your teaching for these injuries.
  • Elevating your expertise and understanding of the anatomy, giving you the knowledge to address injuries and ask the right questions with confidence and precision.
  • Building client trust and showcasing to your class that they are in trusted hands with your safe support that looks after their unique needs.
  • Generating stronger bonds and greater retention with your clients and becoming a more in-demand teacher as a result.
  • Helping to keep your clients moving, despite any injury they might be facing, resulting in them remaining active, feeling strong and aiding their recovery, while simultaneously respecting their limitations.
  • Expanding your skillset to be positioned as and known for being a sought-after instructor who specialises in delivering safe and inclusive classes for all clients.
You will receive:
  • Access to a comprehensive library of lectures, informational videos and sequences.
  • Training on common injuries targeting feet and ankles, knees, hips, the spine and shoulders, wrists and elbows.
  • A range of detailed and specific modifications for all injury types, that have been designed and delivered over thousands of classes by expert teachers and physiotherapists.
  • Access to a community of like-minded trainees from every corner of the world.
  • Support from Barre Body’s expert training team, on-hand and available to answer your questions and support your journey.
  • A certificate to add to your toolkit!
Start teaching with confidence with an Injuries and Modifications course today.


Your Instructor


Melissa Chivers
Melissa Chivers

Melissa has always been passionate about movement having an active childhood growing up in Melbourne and Sydney. Studying Anatomy and Physiology at University within her Chiropractic studies, she is passionate about forming therapy around movement. Being drawn to Pilates to find strength and to have a break from studying, she also found it significantly aided her concentration. Becoming hooked Melissa studied Pilates and continues to develop her skills and repertoire.

A love of mind body connection and movement, she provides a challenging class with light-hearted fun!


Course Curriculum



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Take a look inside our course!

Here's Mel discussing disc pathologies


Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
You can start right now and it never, ever break up (unless you want it to, of course).
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
What support will I get while I'm studying?
You can contact us anytime via email or you can simply comment at the bottom of any lecture to ask a question and a senior trainer will respond to you with a day or two (sometimes within minutes). We are available to support you every step of the way.
 

We'd love you to study with us!

We designed this world-class online training to meet the needs of all Pilates and barre teachers. We know you'll love it and it will give you the confidence to safely teach clients, regardless of their physical abilities or injuries.

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