Benefits of completing Pilates training prior to graduating as a physiotherapist

What can physiotherapy students do to stand out to potential employers?  You may still be studying your degree, but one easy way is to make sure you have as much extra training behind you as possible prior to graduating.  There are not many physiotherapy-specific courses that you can do as a physiotherapy student prior to graduating.  The good news is that Unite Health offers APPI Clinical Pilates training to physiotherapy students.  We don’t just offer it, we actively encourage it, as we know how many benefits there are for students!

Some of the benefits of undertaking Pilates training prior to graduating as a physiotherapist are listed below:

• Hit the ground running in your first job after graduating
  
• Gain transferable skills that can be used and looked upon favourably in the workplace
  
• Be able to run 1:1 or group Pilates in the private practice setting with confidence and sound knowledge
  
• Be able to develop an individualised Pilates program for your clients with confidence
  
• Increase your exercise prescription repertoire
  
• Add another tool to your toolkit and stand out from other new graduate job applicants (being trained in Clinical Pilates looks fantastic on your CV when applying for jobs!)
  
• Further develop your clinical skills such as visual cues for activation of deep stablising muscles such as transversus abdominus, deep neck flexors, and pelvic floor
  
• Improve your clinical skills in undertaking postural assessments
  
• Understand the applications and benefits of clinical Pilates for a wide range of populations and workplace settings (e.g. aged care, hospitals, private practice, community health)
  
• Get the student discount rate to save a whole lot of money in gaining your Pilates qualifications
  

Clinical Pilates can benefit a broad spectrum of people across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical settings, including from those with musculoskeletal issues, pregnant women, the geriatric population,  and people with neurological conditions. The APPI Pilates method was developed by physiotherapists, specifically for use in the clinical setting. It is a rehab-focused method that puts your clinical reasoning skills to good use.

APPI Matwork Level 1 is the perfect starting point in your Clinical Pilates training.  This is our most popular course; it introduces the APPI Pilates method, and is the prerequisite for all of our other Matwork and Equipment courses. It provides the perfect foundation for being able to hit the ground running with some Pilates training prior to graduating as a physiotherapist. Student courses are run throughout the year in various states at discounted rates. Contact us for information on student discounts and see our website to book one of our upcoming courses.    

Unite Health is a leading provider of the APPI Pilates courses in Australia.  With courses running across the country, there is a course to suit everyone.