The Egoscue Method of Health Through Motion: Revolutionary Program That Lets You Rediscover the Body's Power to Rejuvenate It Paperback – August 4, 1993

A long time ago, I read that Jack Nicklaus was back in the Masters and golfing without pain because of a trainer he hired. This is a book I've looked for since 1993 after I fell off a roof ladder (tangled in the rungs, so no tuck & roll). I did buy a pain management book by the same author in 2014 and hip and neck and shoulders made immediate improvement after only two weeks.However, this book is the one I couldn't find. Movement is the key to the body remaining functional and pain free. My neck and shoulders were pain free and moving more easily after the first session, using the first book. With this Masterwork, I read the instructions into my recorder and play it back so I can just focus on the exercises. This book is priceless. It's letting me have my active life back at 77. Highly recommended!

This is the book that saved my life. Before I read it, I was just another middle aged American with chronic sciatica and back pain so bad, I had to quit a job I loved so I could try to fix myself. I'd learned through an MRI that I had two herniated lumbar discs. An x-ray taken by a chiropractor informed me that my spine was horrifyingly twisted. I could tell I had issues, but I was shocked to see how bad things were. I never realized before that a person can train his or her spine into a state of scoliosis, just by living. In my case, I'd favored my dominant right side so exclusively, my torso was twisted from right to left. This in turn caused rotation in my lumbar discs, which eventually caused two to blow out, therefore causing the sciatica in my left leg. I could barely walk or sit; even lying in bed was painful. I had to stretch out on the floor to do anything at home, especially sleep. I figured I was a homeridden goner. Then a compassionate friend handed me this book. I read it only out of duty, not wanting to offend her. What a wonderful surprise to learn that it was exactly what I needed! All those steroid shots, cranial-sacral therapy, traditional therapy, chiropractic adjustments, lent short-lived relief, but never lasting relief. I was always back to square one. I immediately began the exercises for my particular posture type and sensed within two days that I'd found my answer. It took 1 1/2 years to fully heal my discs and eliminate the sciatica, but I did it. I was so impressed with the Egoscue method, I began to attend weekend workshops at a local clinic, then signed on to study their therapy modules. I just wanted to understand why this method worked when all else failed. Egoscue therapists have told me that I'm unusual--that it's not common for someone to simply pick up one of these books and follow it so well to find so much relief. For most, they say, the book is a good introduction, but folks seem to need face to face visits with their therapist. Well, after my first 1 1/2 years, I did pay a visit to a therapist to see if there was a difference. And there is!! Hahaha. I felt so much better after my therapist sessions, I was sold. But, I say that if you read this book carefully, study yourself closely and choose the correct sequence of exercises, then follow them regularly (since I had quit work, I had endless days to pamper myself with exercises. I performed them twice a day and was ready to get back to work in 3 months), this book may very well be your saving grace.

I've had issues with being out of alignment for most of my adult life. I recently started playing pickleball and all of those issues came to a head. My husband had used Pete Egoscue's Pain Free book with great results, but had lent it to someone and never got it back. When I decided to re-buy it I found this book and opted to get it instead. I've been doing the exercises for about a month now and feel amazing. I've also switched over to zero drop barefoot shoes because he states that the closer you can get to being barefoot the better. Now the aches and pains throughout my body that I thought I would have to live with forever are disappearing, and I'm confident that with time I will continue to improve. I really shouldn't be playing pickleball right now and I think my results would be even better if I took some time off. But that being said, I'm turning 60 this year and am keeping up with people half my age on the court. I'm telling everyone I know about it and can't recommend this book enough.