A Revolutionary Method for Stopping Chronic Pain

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Live pain free! Now fully updated and revised throughout, this million-copy bestseller will help you feel and move better. “This book is extraordinary, and I am thrilled to recommend it to anyone who’s interested in dramatically increasing the quality of their physical health.”—Tony Robbins With a new foreword by John Lynch, Hall of Fame NFL safety and general manager of the San Francisco 49ers Starting today, you don’t have to live in pain. That is the revolutionary message of the Egoscue Method, a breakthrough system for eliminating musculoskeletal pain without drugs, surgery, or expensive physical therapy. Developed by Pete Egoscue, an internationally renowned physiologist and injury consultant to some of the most successful performers in all walks of life, the Egoscue Method has helped millions of people with an astounding success rate of over 90 percent. The Method uses a series of gentle exercises and... Cover Title Page Copyright Foreword A Disclaimer About Disclaimers Introduction Chapter 1: The Modern Pain Epidemic Chapter 2: Movement: Our Survival Superpower Chapter 3: Our Magnificent Design Chapter 4: Understanding Pain: Our Perception Versus Reality Chapter 5: The Egoscue Method: A Life in Balance Chapter 6: Feet and Ankles: Our Musculoskeletal Sole The Menu for Feet Sitting Heel Raises with Block Short Foot Static Back Frog Foot Circles and Point Flexes Calf/Hamstring Stretch Static Extension Air Bench The Menu for Ankles Standing Arm Circles Sitting Heel Raises with Block Abduction-Adduction with Narrow and Wide Feet Static Wall Cats and Dogs Static Extension Cross-Crawling Foot Circles and Point Flexes Chapter 7: Knees: The Biology of Benders The Menu for Knees (If One or Both of Your Femurs Are Externally Rotated) Flexion Knee Pillow Squeezes Static Back Cats and Dogs Static Extension Standing Quad Stretch Standing Forward Bend Cats and Dogs Progressive Supine Groin The Menu for Knees (If One or Both of Your Femurs Are Internally Rotated) Standing Wall with Block Wall Stork Cats and Dogs Lying Supine Modified Floor Block Cats and Dogs Air Bench Chapter 8: The Hip and the Pelvis: Central Command The Menu for Hips/Pelvis (No Pain, but with Motion Restriction) Static Back with Knee Pillow Squeezes Hooklying Rocking Chair Hip Lift Pelvic Tilts Foot Circles and Point Flexes Floor Block Active Wishbone Kneeling Counter Stretch Gravity Drop The Menu for Hips/Pelvis (with Pain) Short Foot Hanging Cats and Dogs Static Back Hooklying Rocking Chair Unilateral Supine Femur Rotations Pelvic Tilts Static Extension Cats and Dogs Air Bench Chapter 9: The Spine: Our Backbone of Function The Menu for Backs (Lumbar Pain/Herniated Discs) Sitting Knee Pillow Squeezes Static Back with Knee Pillow Squeezes Modified Floor Block Static Extension Air Bench Static Back Lying Supine Air Bench The Menu for Backs (Thoracic Back Pain) Static Back Reverse Presses Pullovers Floor Block Static Extension Squat Chapter 10: The Shoulders: The Mobility King The Menu for Shoulders (with Pain) Standing Wall with Block Sitting Knee Pillow Squeezes Sitting Heel Raises with Block Three-Position Toe Raises Wall Stork Static Back Progressive Supine Groin Cats and Dogs Air Bench The Menu for Shoulders (No Pain, but Motion Restriction) Sitting Knee Pillow Squeezes Static Extension Sitting Floor Seated Arm Circles Squat Cats and Dogs Chapter 11: Head and Neck: The Crown of Balance The Menu for Necks (Cervical Spine/Neck Herniations) Standing Wall with Block Short Foot Static Extension Hero’s Pose Sitting Knee Pillow Squeezes Air Bench The Menu for Headaches Standing Wall with Block Slant Board Ankle Sequence Static Extension Static Back Pullovers Cats and Dogs Chapter 12: Elbows, Wrists, and Hands: Elegant Efficiency The Menu for Elbows Standing Chest Openers, Unilateral Standing Chest Openers, Bilateral Hanging Wall Elbow Curls Static Extension Wall Clock Cats and Dogs Progressive Supine Groin The Menu for Hands/Wrists Shoulder Shrugs Shoulder Rolls Standing Wall with Block Standing Quad Stretch Hanging Wall Clock Air Bench Conclusion: My Parting Wish for You Dedication Acknowledgments Notes By Pete Egoscue About the Author