ELDOA

ELDOA, a French acronym translating into English meaning LOADS ( Longitudinal osteo-articular decoaptation stretch) is a technique used to create space and increase hydration within a joint space to improve the overall wellness of the joint. You are coached into specific poses focusing on a certain joints where the pose is then held for 60 seconds during which you open up the joint space through your own work in holding the pose.  Following the pose, you have gained space and increased hydration in the joint. 

 

This technique, regularly practiced, delays or eliminates surgery, increases disc hydration, corrects scoliosis, relieves nerve impingement, alleviates herniated and protruding disc pain, manages bulging discs, manages spinal stenosis, improves body functions, corrects faulty joint positioning and increases communication between brain and body within the nerve ganglia (a bundle of nerve transmission cells). 

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Myofascial Stretching 

The fascia is a network of connective tissue running in, through and around the muscles and joints. When stretching the Fascia, the ability for the muscle to move increases significantly. Myofascial stretching is beneficial for increasing range of motion locally at the site of the muscle and globally throughout the body in conjunction with other muscles and movement.  

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Gyrotonic 

The Gyrotonic Expansion System embraces key principles found in yoga, dance, swimming, tai-chi, and gymnastics to simultaneously stretch, mobilize, and strengthen the entire body, especially muscles around the spine, pelvis, and core.  Whereas Pilates is spring-based, Gyrotonic equipment, is a weight-based pulley system that simultaneously provides traction and resistance to give you stretch and strength.  Together, they offer a comprehensive approach to address your core needs.

Pilates 

Designed around the Greek philosophy of development of mind, body, and spirit, Pilates incorporates elements from both eastern and western approaches to physical training, that include gymnastics, swimming, boxing, and martial arts.  Pilates is based on seven principles:  breathing, centering, concentration, control, precision, alignment, and flow.  These principles are that which every exercise is based upon to create an effective, efficient, mind-body experience.  As with many exercise systems that become popular especially when practiced by celebrities, it becomes the target of "quickly certified programs," watered down versions, and/or combination systems.  At 51 Fitness you can be confident you're training with well educated, highly trained, Pilates teachers who understand the intricacies of the human body and how to train those with previous injuries, orthopedic limitations, and how to progress you without "avoiding exercises" due to lack of deeper understanding and education.   

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Massage 

Massage therapy can encompass a vast array of techniques, incorporate a wide range of modalities, and help with a great many issues.  Our approach at 51 Fitness is multifaceted in that we incorporate techniques that we have found to be more useful in resolving chronic pain patterns, over-use injuries, and recurrent injuries that never seem to resolve.  Those methods include neuromuscular therapy (trigger-point therapy), craniosacral therapy, myofasical therapy, and we incorporate many varied corrective exercise, mobility, and stretching techniques to ensure a successful outcome.