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Rehabilitation
Using Pilates for rehabilitation purposes can benefit the weak core muscle and modify the unbalanced and curved spine. The spine becomes unbalanced when the curve is not aligned at the standard degree. Practicing Pilates can balance lower and upper torso, increase core fitness, core function, as well as increasing posture awareness. According to, Pilates will not entirely cure scoliosis progression, but it is extremely beneficial due to the decrease in muscular rotation. Having a decrease in muscular rotation will limit a person’s flexibility, and ability to extend back, twist trunk side to side, and bend forward (McIntire, et al.,2007). Over a period of time Pilates will also strengthen the trunk muscle, and patients will have the ability to increase their range of motion. Strengthening the trunk muscles can be accomplished by performing a variety of stretches such as spine stretch, pelvis stretch and etc.