I've been raving to many of you lately about a great corrective exercise system called Egoscue, and now I'd like to share my experiences with it beginning with this blog entry.

When I first met Shawn at the Egoscue clinic in Palm Beach Gardens he explained that he would analyze my posture and movements, then create a set of exercises I could do both in the clinic and at home to help improve my alignment and help rid some chronic tightness in my low back.  I understand the idea that having muscle weakness, especially in postural muscles, can lead to pain and tightness.  This was the first time however that I'd been introduced to a complete system that attempts to address these muscle weaknesses in simple and systematic way.

I was asked to stand in front of a camera so photos of my posture could be taken from the front, back, and sides...just as we typically do in Rolfing.  I was then asked to walk so my gait could be analyzed.  Shawn then developed a set of exercises for me to do, and printed them out so I could take them home with me.

After 15 minutes of doing these exercises, my shoulders felt looser and in a better position.  My hips felt more open, and my legs felt more directly underneath me when I was walking.  I felt taller, and  I noticed that the tightness in my lower back was gone!!  I'm really looking forward to upcoming lessons, so check back for my next post.   I'm amazed at how Egoscue complements Rolfing.

Here's a great interview about Structural Integration and how it works by a talented practitioner, Bruce Schonfeld:

I recently authored an article on Nursetogether.com, talking about how massage therapy can help relieve the stress that nurses experience on a daily basis.  Please see the article HERE.

I've  been talking for some time now about how Rolfing Structural Integration can benefit golfers, but don't just take my word for it.  Here's some testimonials that speak for themselves:

 

Here is a great video from the creator of Rolfing Structural Integration, Ida P. Rolf herself.  Although this video is subtitled in Portuguese, you can listen in English to Ida describing the Rolf method and how it benefits human beings.   There is very little video footage of Dr. Rolf herself speaking about her work, so this is a precious clip.

 

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