A Natural Method to Treat Pain| Egoscue Posture Alignment Therapy
I love Twitter! It's amazing how the world is shrinking, with social media expanding. This expanse is pushing The Egoscue Method, a postural therapy program that treats chronic musculoskeletal and joint pain WITHOUT the use of surgery, drugs or manipulation further toward The Tipping Point.
Case in point. Here I am on a late Saturday night checking my Twitter feed and I happend upon a Tweet from OrganicBugBlog.com featuring an article about what we do here at Pain Free Posture MN.
Egoscue: A Natural Method to Treat Pain is sa fantastic testimonial on the benefits and theory of Egoscue posture alignment therapy, and how it can help YOU enjoy a PAIN FREE Life and Living.
The following is a re-print of the original article.
Egoscue is a natural method to treat chronic pain that is increasing in popularity across the country. The treatment of pain by this method is based on the belief that the chronic pain you are experiencing now is likely the result of a series of small events that occurred throughout your lifetime.
History
Pete Egoscue founded The Egoscue Method (also known as the “Pain Free” method) in the early 1970s. Pete had been injured badly in Vietnam while serving in the Marines. Doctors and medical experts were unable to alleviate his chronic, persistent pain. Pete’s motivation to treat himself came when a fellow soldier said those in the medical ward “either get better or die.” Pete knew the basics of anatomy and physiology, but he consulted Grey’s Anatomy to obtain a full understanding. In fact, he read the entire medical book several times through. What he discovered is that pain and posture and strongly related and that the site of the pain is not always the source of the problem. For example, a chronic shoulder problem may be caused by a posture imbalance in the hips. Many traditional medical fields will focus on x-rays and physical therapy just of the shoulders.
When Pete treated his own injuries, he developed The Egoscue Method Clinic in San Diego, California where he treats patients and teaches others to become Egoscue Specialists.
Theory
Egoscue is designed to treat musculoskeletal pain without drugs or surgery. It was designed with three principles in mind.
1. Muscles move bones. Bones do not move muscles.
2. The body is a unit. Everything works together. If you sprain your ankle, you whole body is affected, but just your foot.
3. How well the four load-bearing joints of your body (shoulders, hips, knees and ankles) line up vertically and horizontally will determine how well your body weathers the aging process.
After a postural assessment, Egoscue treatment includes a set of gentle exercises that are meant to realign any areas out of alignment. The specific exercises will vary depending on each individual’s body alignment.
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