In Class
A versatile and accessible prop to help your clients restore trunk bio-mechanical balance and movement control. It creates a whole new range of exercise variations and possibilities.
For Pilates Instructors and Studio Owners
“For the Pilates studio the
OptiNeck Balance Wedge®
...is a MUST have.”
- Lisa Lamberti, The Pilates Clinic Wimbledon and BASI Faculty
New movement, release and strengthening possibilities, on the mat and on equipment. Your clients will be asking to use it.
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5 Stars
Rated Excellent by Pilates Instructors
Physio designed
Patented, Made in the UK
98%
Experienced real benefit
Stability at one end of the trunk. Mobility at the other.
The unique and patented design opens up new movement, mobilisation and strengthening possibilities.
The angle of inclination gives you a range of progressions.
And because the Wedge stays exactly where you put it, it gives your clients a base solid enough to work from.
A roller doesn't. A roller rolls, and half the exercise gets spent stopping it moving.
New possibilities. So much more to teach.
Neck and shoulders
Thoracic extension, mobility and opening across the chest.
Lower back
Stability, strengthening and movement control.
Foot and Ankle
One Studio uses for footwork progression
Mat and Equipment
Reformer, chair and floor work.
"Absolutely the best Pilates prop out there. I use it for pretty much all my clients now and I use it myself to release tight upper quadrant muscles."
Melissa H - BASI Pilates Instructor
The Pilates Applications
One piece of equipment, multiple uses
One to Ones
Gives you and your private client a wider range of movement options at the same time as giving your greater control. The Balance Wedge is the tool that enhances your unique movement rehab.
On the Equipment
Fitting perfectly between the Reformer shoulder pads, the Wedge is an invaluable addition to the Equipment based Pilates. Improve thoracic and upper quadrant mobility while unloading and protecting the neck.
100+
Pilates Studios
Around the world are using the Balance Wedge daily to help their clients improve the quality of their movement. For many it has become the "go-to" piece of equipment for its simplicity, versatility and excellent client feedback.
"This back hugging Wedge has been an instant hit in my studio. The genius of this prop lies in its simplicity. It has a rapid, enjoyable and memorable impact. After each session my clients talk affectionately about the Wedge. It truly delivers an impressive result."
Dinah Siman - Author and Menopause Pilates Expert
Not our photographs
Instructors keep posting about it.
Every one of these is somebody else's story, posted without being asked. One of them called it a spinal hug, which is better than anything we came up with.
Watch on InstagramWorking on the Balance Wedge creates a focus and calm that clients crave more than ever these days. Thanks to the Wedge my classes are different each week - creative and FUN!
Amy Cox - The Movement Practice Amsterdam
Already in the Studio
Some of the Studios and Instructors using the Balance Wedge.
The Pilates Clinic Wimbledon
Plan P Pilates - Hamburg
The Movement Practice - Amsterdam
Dinah Siman - Menopause Pilates
Bridgeham Pilates
Sarah McKenna Pilates
Pilates For All - New Zealand
Worth Pilates
Total Pilates
Animated Physio and Pilates
Pilatesworks Studio
BASI Pilates Japan
The Perfect Platform
Two things happen to a trunk that spends its day at a desk. The joints of the mid back stiffen into flexion. The soft tissue across the chest and shoulders shortens. A push from behind, a pull from the front, both in the same direction.
The Wedge supports the head, unloads the neck, restores thoracic extension and lets gravity do the rest. This creates the perfect platform for your specific cueing, stretching, strengthening and movement control progressions.
It has been described as a "game changer", and "absolutely the best Pilates prop out there". Dinah Siman calls it back hugging. Many others just say, "We love the Wedge" Laura Hay puts it best of all. It's quite nice just to have a little lie down on it when you're shattered.
The things you cannot see
Some of the real value lies in the things you cannot see. The Wedge has been designed to find the best combination of comfort and support.
Too hard and your clients wouldn't look forward to using it in your sessions, too soft and it wouldn't make the real difference to movement that makes the leave feeling different.
All this allows you to get your client into the best place for you to work your movement magic.
"Since using the Balance Wedge, we no longer use foam rollers"
Lisa Lamberti - The Pilates Clinic Wimbledon, BASI Faculty
Many schools, One tool
BASI, Body Control, Stott, Balanced Body, Garuda, APPI.
No matter what your training background, Pilates instructors are loving how the Balance Wedge enhances their movement rehab sessions
Your clients will be asking to use it.
Read the reviews above and you'll notice the same thing happening in different studios, to different instructors, without anyone planning it.
Julie Penfold's regulars bought their own to keep their spinal mobility between sessions. Animated Pilates' clients bought their own to carry on independently at home between sessions. Dinah Siman's clients talk about it after class.
A few studios stock a couple and sell them on. Most don't bother and simply point clients at the website. Both are fine by us. What matters is that the work you do in one hour keeps going for the other 167.
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Buy at trade price. No ongoing cost, just happy clients.
Most instructors buy one for themselves first, then order enough for a class once they've felt what it does. Order below and it ships within 1 working day.
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The Balance Wedge is definitely something you need to try in order to realise how and why it is effective.
If you are a cynic like me, then this is for you!!"
Emma Dodd - Physio, APPI Pilates Instructor, JEMS Practitioner
What the Pilates Instructors say
From the Pilates experts who are already using it
★★★★★
Absolutely the best Pilates Prop
"Absolutely the best Pilates prop out there. I use it for pretty much all my clients now and I use it myself to release tight upper quadrant muscles."
★★★★★
The genius lies in its simplicity
"This back hugging Wedge has been an instant hit in my studio. The genius of this prop lies in its simplicity. It has a rapid, enjoyable and memorable impact. After each session my clients talk affectionately about the Wedge. It truly delivers an impressive result."
★★★★★
I love the Balance Wedge
I really do love the Balance Wedge. It has made a massive difference to my shoulders/neck and I use it pretty much every day
★★★★★
An invaluable tool
I have found the Balance Wedge to be an invaluable tool in allowing clients to develop a greater awareness of their postural alignment.
From a client perspective, the Wedge offers immediate feedback and soft tissue release.
From a teaching perspective, the Wedge has opened up a number of rehab / exercise possibilities
★★★★★
Clients absolutely love them!
We use the OptiNeck Balance Wedge in our Pilates classes and our clients absolutely love them! We're able to teach clients an effective way to alleviate back, neck and shoulder pain
★★★★★
Creative and Fun
Working on the Balance Wedge creates a focus and calm that clients crave more than ever these days. Thanks to the Wedge my classes are different each week - creative and FUN!
Got a question before you order?
I have already got a spine corrector, why do I need this? +
The Balance Wedge and spine corrector are different in what the do and how they do it so dont think of it in terms of "one or the other".
While the spine corrector has a number of uses, the Balance Wedge is a super versatile, easily used and progressive prop.
Spine correctors and arc barrels tend to load the neck, the Balance Wedge unloads it.
It can be used on the mat, the Reformer and the Cadillac. It can be used to train multiple movement patterns at the same time.
Its applications extend from the shoulder to the foot and every area in between.
It can be used in 1-2-1's and classes.
How is this different to a foam roller? +
Ease and comfort of use:
Removes barriers to exercise and allows for extended use and improved stretching & soft tissue release and mobilisation & strengthening
Reduced sacral and coccyx loading:
Unique combination of stability and mobility:
Creating a whole new range of rehab and exercise progressions:
Can be used inverted for further progression
Optimised for restoring trunk bio-mechanical balance:
Facilitates exercise habit formation
Enhanced lumbar proprioception feedback:
One size fits all ages and sizes
No more falling of one end or the other:
Infinitely adjustable for exercise progression
Wedge shape:
Facilitates segmental mobilisation and exercise progression while enhancing shoulder rehab by altering shoulder torque moments. All the benefits of being horizontal without the vestibular challenges
Material properties:
Specifically formulated to achieve best combination of comfort and function
Can it be used on the Reformer? +
Absolutely! It fits perfectly between the shoulder pads, providing excellent support for the head and mobilisation of the spine and upper quadrant.
Pilates instructors love the extra dimension and versatility that the Balance Wedge brings to the Reformer. Have a look at our Instagram highlights to see how other instructors are using it.
How do you store them between classes? +
We have specifically designed pairing straps for keeping your Balanced Wedges organised and protected. When properly cared for, the Wedge will give you and your clients years of service.
How long does delivery take? +
In the UK, delivery is usually next day. For shipping internationally, contact us: [email protected] or WhatsApp +44 07855817222
Will I need to order different sizes? +
No, one of the great things about the Balance Wedge it that one size fits all. The unique shape means that no matter how tall or short your client, it will work for them.
Who made it
Michael O'Reilly - Chartered Physiotherapist
Michael has spent 25 years specialising in the neck, shoulder and upper back. He kept finding that the patients who got lasting results weren't the ones with the most appointments. They were the ones who changed their posture between appointments.
Nothing on the market did the job properly. Foam rollers were too unstable. Rolled towels gave no feedback. Spine Correctors and Arc Barrels put too much strain on the neck.
So he designed and patented the Balance Wedge, and it's now used around the world in Pilates studios, Physio clinics, corporate wellness programmes and the RAF's aircrew conditioning programme at RAF Shawbury in the UK.
Chartered Physiotherapist
25+ years specialising in neck and shoulder pain
RAF and Royal Navy trainer
International educator
Trustpilot 4.9 / Excellent
Feel and see the difference
Bring it into one class and see what happens.
You'll know within a session whether it belongs in your studio. Your clients will tell you within two.
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