Balancing Your Left and Right Sides

Hi Friends, 

More and more people have been coming out to see me for 1:1 Loo Movement and Pilates sessions, which has been fabulous! Recently, I saw one of my clients, Amy, who is super active and likes to hike, run, and play golf. She had been having some right hip pain, so we used the Pilates equipment to help her find more length and balance between her two sides. I added some specific alignment corrections involving her hips and trunk, which improved her pelvic and spinal stability. Amy’s hip pain has diminished significantly and she is able to keep enjoying the activities she loves, yay!

So why do we sometimes get pain on one side, and not the other? There can be many reasons, but a common one is that we often use one side more than the other, for example if you‘re right-handed, or lean over onto one hip more than the other. Balancing out asymmetric patterns is something we work on all the time in my individual sessions and also in my classes. And you can do it in your day to day life, too!

It can feel clunky at first, but my clients who practice balancing their movements find that they are able to achieve better alignment, which reduces pain and improves function and vitality. 

If pain or injury seems to dominate one side of your body we can work on it together! Whether it’s through class or 1:1 sessions, or both, I am here to help you balance out your body!  

Keep moving and stay well, 

Valerie Loo, PT
@loomovement