Resources

 

Books

Calais-Germain, Blandine. Anatomy of Movement. Seattle, Wash.: Eastland Press, 1993.

Calais-Germain, Blandine, and Andree Lamotte. Anatomy of Movement Exercises. Seattle, Wash.: Eastland Press, 1990.

Carrière, Beate. The Swiss Ball: Theory, Basic Exercises and Clinical Application. Germany: Springer-Verlag, 1998.

Craig, Colleen. Abs on the Ball. Rochester, Vt.: Healing Arts Press, 2003.

Hanna, Thomas. Somatics. Cambridge, Mass.: Perseus Books, 1988.

Mitchell, Carol. Yoga on the Ball. Rochester, Vt.: Healing Arts Press, 2003.

Pilates, Joseph, and William John Miller. Return to Life through Contrology. Incline Village, Nev.: Presentation Dynamics Inc., 1998.

Posner-Mayer, Joanne. Swiss Ball Applications for Orthopedic and Sports Medicine. Longmont, Colo.: Ball Dynamics International, 1995.

Richardson, Jull, and Hides Hodges. Therapeutic Exercise for Spinal Segmental Stabilization in Low Back Pain. London: Churchill Livingstone, 1999.

Robinson, Lynne, and Gordon Thomson. Body Control the Pilates Way. London: Boxtree, 1997.

Siler, Brooke. The Pilates Body. New York: Broadway Books, 2000.

Stark, Steven D. The Stark Reality of Stretching. Richmond, B.C., Canada: The Stark Reality Corp., 1997.

Winsor, Mari. The Pilates Powerhouse. Cambridge, Mass.: Perseus Books,1999.

Zake, Yamuna, and Stephanie Golden. Body Rolling: An Approach to Complete Muscle Release. Rochester, Vt.: Healing Arts Press, 1997.

Videotapes and DVDs

Colleen Craig’s On the Ball: An Innovative Ball Video Based on the Work of Joseph Pilates, VHS/color/45 mins. www.pilatesontheball.com

Colleen Craig’s Pilates on the Ball™, DVD/color/45 mins. www.pilatesontheball.com

Fitball—Back to Functional Movement by Trish Scott, VHS/color/30 mins.

Fitball—Upper Body Challenge; Fitball—Lower Body Challenge by Cheryl Soleway, VHS/color/45 mins each.

Swiss Ball Applications for Orthopedic and Sports Medicine by Joanne Posner-Mayer, VHS/color/90 mins.

The above videotapes and DVDs can be ordered through Ball Dynamics International or Know Your Body Best; see the following page for contact information.