I do the pilates. And I think you're doctor may not be informed enough to shoot it down.

I went to my local hospitals physical therapy unit. There great there. I 've used them before when I was younger for an injury. I found that I hurt doing and right after PT, but later I felt great and it lasted a day or so.

THen I watched the info-mercial on Pilates. I ordered it and found that her exercises were so much like my PT exercises. She just adds hand movements and breathing to them. There a some I can't do so I just rest or FF. But I'd have to say, non-professionally, that Pilates are good for AS. They build the right muscles we need and they aren't too strenuous.

Just my opioning since I did PT and Pilates so closely together.

Deborah