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| - I read about Egoscue in Tim Ferriss' book, the 4 Hour Body (the section on managing injuries). After decades of being physically active, I was finding myself slowing down dramatically because of injury. Few things make you feel older before your time than pain! Yoga was hurting my mid-back and wrist. Walking and running, my knees. Weightlifting and riding a motorcycle -- my upper back and right elbow. On top of it, I'd been having intermittent stabbing pain in my lower back for over a decade. I didn't want a technique or a prescription or to become dependent on chiropractic visits (anyway, I'd already tried these and they didn't work). I wanted to be empowered to help heal the pain myself. That's exactly what I got with Egoscue.
I met the owner, John Cattermole, when I first arrived at the clinic, but worked directly with Tiffany Czarapata, an exercise therapist. They were warm, friendly, organized, extremely knowledgeable and there was no pressure. Tiffany is a pro through and through -- focused, super-smart, detail-minded, thorough, patient, compassionate, and an excellent listener. She understood my concerns and made the exercise easy to grasp (especially important since I'd be doing them at home on my own).
I don't believe in magical solutions -- especially for problems like pain that evolve over many years -- but I did experience significant pain relief after doing the exercises for less than week. We're adjusting the exercise plan as we go, based on my body's response, and that's been great too -- you don't feel you've been abandoned with a handout, you really feel they're there for you right to the end.
The exercises "awaken" muscles that have gone "offline" from underuse/immobility so it feels like your body is coming alive again (no pain!!!). I'm frankly amazed but mostly relieved. No one asked me to write a review but I just had to tell everyone. Yeah, I guess you could say I'm a convert.
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