What is Egoscue?

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We are born a symmetrical balanced biped.

We are meant to skip, dance, jump and fall without injury

I am in pain what’s wrong with me is not the correct question, it leads to pain management

We need to ask why we are in pain?

You may be surprised to learn that postural imbalances could be at the root of your chronic pain

The body acts as unit, that is the way it is designed to function

And the key is to let the body return to this design gift

When you are not balanced your entire body is compromised, your sleep pattern is interrupted, you get less oxygen and the digestive cycle is also compromised.

The less balanced and functional you are, the shorter your life span will be.

In addition you need to exercise to stabilise sugar levels, lower your blood pressure, cholesterol levels and activate your lymphatic system which is one of the major detox systems.

Don’t accept limitation of movement

Health is not the absence of pain it is the absence of limitation.

Functional Anatomy or Postural Alignment therapy is one of the most effective methods to stop chronic musculo-skeletal and joint pain and bring you back to your design gift.

Often the pain you feel in your body is because you have moved away from your natural alignment and balance. If you address the root cause of your pain, it will stop.

When the muscles of your body are balanced, the major joints – the ankles, knees, hips and shoulders – are aligned vertically and horizontally.

This natural alignment gives you strength, stability and allows you to function most efficiently namely pain-free.

When muscles are chronically overworked, misaligned or the wrong muscles are used by you to carry out daily functions, they are more likely to become injured and you might feel pain.

Misaligned joints do not function properly leading to abnormal wear and tear, impingement, joint degeneration and pain.

Many people will decide to have a joint replacement operation.

However, did you know that cartilage can grow back.

Typical symptoms of misalignments are calluses and corns, heel spurs, degenerative hip and knee, golfer and tennis elbow symptoms, bursitis, frozen shoulder, herniated discs and headaches.

Treating the symptoms of pain through the use of painkillers, surgery, straps or changing sports will not help in the long-term if you have not addressed the root cause. Eventually the pain will return in the same location or somewhere else nearby.

Postural alignment therapy helps bring your body back to natural alignment through simple but targeted stretching and strengthening exercises many of which are derived from Yoga and Pilates.

Unlike other therapies which only go after the site of pain, postural alignment therapy targets the whole body - the postural misalignments and muscular imbalances.

The aim is for a permanent solution and one that allows you to do the activities you love doing pain-free. Once your body is in alignment even cartilage will grow back making hip and knee operations superfluous.