tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post8218490093718074821..comments2023-12-14T01:25:00.917-05:00Comments on Recover Your Stride: The Egoscue Method: The Good and the BadJim Hansenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10350710709762823429noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-19825307156276772792018-04-27T11:27:13.102-04:002018-04-27T11:27:13.102-04:00Not sure that insurance would pay unless the pract...Not sure that insurance would pay unless the practitioner was a PT or chiropractor.Jim Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350710709762823429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-39304098834992465042018-04-27T06:33:55.710-04:002018-04-27T06:33:55.710-04:00How did it go with getting your insurance to help ...How did it go with getting your insurance to help pay?Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14891316171386285310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-6187683125004394942018-03-21T16:05:31.678-04:002018-03-21T16:05:31.678-04:00Anyone tried the Anat Baniel method, which is base...Anyone tried the Anat Baniel method, which is based on Feldenkras?Alicenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-59078199352217065472016-12-16T16:53:52.237-05:002016-12-16T16:53:52.237-05:00You could have external tibial torsion.You could have external tibial torsion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-2864048497365588102016-08-17T01:08:50.378-04:002016-08-17T01:08:50.378-04:00I think you are referring to Postural Restoration?...I think you are referring to Postural Restoration? I did that about 6 years ago. It just so happened that the PT I was referred to did that method. If you look up on their website, they might have some lists of PT that do Postural Restoration. I figured out on my own that year that one of my main problems was a torn hip labrum. I had surgery in 2011 to repair that and am slowly working out my imbalances. My main problem is that I cannot run without limping the next day, so I don't run and ride an ElliptiGO instead. My take is that there are muscles and alignments that go out of whack due to injuries, but also that the skeletal system can also set off imbalances. From what I am told I have femoral anteversion in my left hip as well as a tibial torsion on that same side. No matter how much I work on the muscles, the bones I have been born with change my alignment, particularly as I got older and with more mileage. You can't really change your bones, unfortunately! I would do more Postural Restoration if I could find a good practitioner. The lady I had gone to has moved on. If you are premed, you would never have the time to do all the Egoscue exercises. Good luck!I would also recommend checking out Feldenkrais or Somatics. I have found some of their gentle movements very helpful. You can find a few posts about them on my blog. Here is a good starting point: http://recoveryourstride.blogspot.com/2011/12/somatics-pain-relief-through-movement.html Best wishes!Jim Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350710709762823429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-34889975645570017592016-08-16T19:14:33.775-04:002016-08-16T19:14:33.775-04:00Hey Jim, I'm a 24 year old athletic male and m...Hey Jim, I'm a 24 year old athletic male and my body is out of whack too. I almost made an appointment to see a Egoscue therapist, but I chickened out at the last minute (I'm Pre-Med and am on a tight budget :/). <br /><br />I wanted to ask you about the Postural Therapy with the PT. How is it going and how long have you been working on it? I too am seeing a physical therapist, but it is more of the Functional Movement Screening kind of stuff. <br /><br />Where did you find your PT with that type of treatment? I would kill to find one who does Postural Therapy like that where the workouts are tailored to my body and imbalances...and not have one who thinks they have me figured out under some generalized mold. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-79071057829410778302016-06-21T23:06:41.232-04:002016-06-21T23:06:41.232-04:00I am not sure who you are posting to. I wrote the ...I am not sure who you are posting to. I wrote the original blog post and the comment you are posting under. My comment refers not to my original post, but to the comment above mine..Jim Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350710709762823429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-71965845613394061042016-06-21T21:09:44.093-04:002016-06-21T21:09:44.093-04:00The gentlemen posted that he met with an Egoscue p...The gentlemen posted that he met with an Egoscue practitioner and the exercises did nothing.<br /><br />Next time, read, or try to, before posting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-10017889037290260042016-04-19T14:00:37.459-04:002016-04-19T14:00:37.459-04:00Best wishes! If you get the wrong therapist, somet...Best wishes! If you get the wrong therapist, sometimes they only see what they want to see or are trained to see (or sell). Jim Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350710709762823429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-3804401107915529302016-04-19T12:38:16.859-04:002016-04-19T12:38:16.859-04:00Thank you so much for your post. I have learned a...Thank you so much for your post. I have learned a lot. I have decided after six months and an injury caused by an ill informed egoscue therapist to make my own menus. I did see marked improvement in my Cervical Dystonia. I do believe the ecises can help however my therapist kept pushing me do to ecises that caused extreme nerve pain. Yet when I complained even the director of the clinic kept insisting I do them saying " that the nerve pain was what was expected in order for my body to go back into alignment". I finally went to the doctor and he said that was absolutely wrong. It has taken me months to heal and get back on the road to recovery. Until I read your post I was going to try to go back to the clinic but now I think the best course of action is to spend that money on acupuncture/chiro and continue the ecises on my own. Thank you so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-85396932602621601162016-02-04T10:47:11.748-05:002016-02-04T10:47:11.748-05:00That is a great testimonial! Sounds like we have t...That is a great testimonial! Sounds like we have tried many similar things. You must have gone to a really good clinic? How often have you gone in that two months time. Was your problem an imbalance issue or was there something deeper that they found?Jim Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350710709762823429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-10439755404411872952016-02-04T10:20:13.600-05:002016-02-04T10:20:13.600-05:00I found Egoscue at the age of 47 (and bedridden) a...I found Egoscue at the age of 47 (and bedridden) after trying virtually everything including Chiro (several methods), Feldenkrais, Somatics, Pilates, Acupuncture, E-Stim, Orthobionomy, Yoga, Kettlebell, Massage, over the past 25 years.....you get my drift.....I was done- in pain, immobile, crabby, pissed off that I couldn't be active and seemingly no solutions....and then my friend who competes in Ironman introduced me to Egoscue....changed my life in 1 hour. <br /><br />The books are generic and not geared specifically toward a certain condition because the body is made up of tons of muscles and depending on what's working and not will determine the protocol. AND there is an unwinding process that occurs....the body is incredibly intelligent and compensates amazingly well....<br /><br />I have found that as I go further down the road with Egoscue that my body is in this unraveling process and having to retrain all my muscles. Yes, it is a long term process...however after spending 25 years looking for the magic bullet, in less than 2 months Egoscue has improved my muscle tone, virtually eliminated all pain, improved my mental focus, increased my energy and my posture and appearance have improved 1000%. <br /><br />Many blessings to you on your journey. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-1278645381114168912016-01-18T10:45:09.592-05:002016-01-18T10:45:09.592-05:00You should check out The Franklin Method. It gives...You should check out The Franklin Method. It gives you a lot more resources and the skills to discover your own solutions. Furthermore, there is a lot of focus on releasing which is very helpful in this culture since we are always focusing on strengthening (tho the point of imbalance).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-53733919660349019312015-02-21T10:24:36.039-05:002015-02-21T10:24:36.039-05:00Regarding sciatica: I have found the book, Treat ...Regarding sciatica: I have found the book, Treat Your Own Back by Robin McKenzie, to be very helpful. I had sciatica for four years and no longer have to deal with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-69166733143274616782014-08-18T20:28:57.124-04:002014-08-18T20:28:57.124-04:00Anonymous said...
Most of these posts are from 200...Anonymous said...<br />Most of these posts are from 2008. Well 6 years later ... what's going on with the pain now?<br /><br />I had arthroscopic hip surgery for a torn labrum which seemed to be the root of all my problems. I feel much better, still working on trying to run, but ride an ELliptiGO bike a lot 7000 miles in 13 months)! Jim Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350710709762823429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-78378388134861522272014-08-18T11:23:18.131-04:002014-08-18T11:23:18.131-04:00Found this page while looking for Egoscue towers i...Found this page while looking for Egoscue towers in the UK (impossible to find without huge shipping costs)and hadn't realised there were negative thoughts around the Egoscue approach. Tim Ferris originall put me onto it - if it's good enough for a super experimenter like Tim then there's got to be something in it.<br />Thanks for some informative reading though.<br />CharlesBikehoundhttp://bikehound.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-16056791655891616442014-07-30T14:09:44.200-04:002014-07-30T14:09:44.200-04:00Most of these posts are from 2008. Well 6 years la...Most of these posts are from 2008. Well 6 years later ... what's going on with the pain now?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-11393389742889581582014-03-24T00:48:04.867-04:002014-03-24T00:48:04.867-04:00I had 2 in person sessions and then phone consults...I had 2 in person sessions and then phone consults for 6 months to address my plain old osteoarthritis of the hips/loss of cartilage situation (I am 60 years old). After 6 months of 1 hr/day ecises I have to say I am pretty much in the same place as far as pain level, use of cold packs at night, pain level at night, walking range, incidence of sharp pain, frequency of limping. I've been told to give it a year. I asked for some testimonials from clients with similar age/condition who stuck it out but none have been produced. I have to wonder, are there any? Is this possibly a situation Egoscue really can't address? After 6 months of no net gain, this has become faith based rather than evidence based which I find unacceptable. Thoughts?<br /> <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-25300527987378702982014-03-22T12:32:32.429-04:002014-03-22T12:32:32.429-04:00That is a great reference. Congratulations for get...That is a great reference. Congratulations for getting things fixed as things don't fix on their own!Jim Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350710709762823429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-31160607756693373162014-03-22T12:06:22.813-04:002014-03-22T12:06:22.813-04:00I'm someone who has "been there". My...I'm someone who has "been there". My right foot was crushed in a car wreck and is now fused with zero flexibility. For years, I walked with one foot facing forward and the wounded foot at a complete right angle, facing out to the side. Because of that, I developed serious chronic knee, ankle and hip pain. Egoscue has completely resolved those issues. Yes, it took several months to resolve the disfunction, and yes, it takes doing the exercises every day, but the pay off of being pain free is so worth it.<br /><br />I've referred several friends to Egoscue clinics, all with wonderful successes...avoiding surgery for sciatica, carpal tunnel and knee replacement. The clinics are pricey, but worth every penny. The seemingly minor adjustments they make to how I do the exercises makes all the difference in whether I get the results or not. <br /><br />I'm a true believer simply because for me, the Egoscue method has worked. Having suffered debilitating pain for two decades before I found Egoscue, I would no more fail to do my Egoscue menu than I'd fail to floss my teeth. Some things are just worth the effort.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-33019242946779109152013-08-14T10:23:02.259-04:002013-08-14T10:23:02.259-04:00Patt, I am doing much better post surgery. I still...Patt, I am doing much better post surgery. I still have a lot of imbalance issues from running on that bad hip for years, but they are being worked on and slowly improving. Jim Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350710709762823429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-31529434365693198652013-08-14T02:50:07.451-04:002013-08-14T02:50:07.451-04:00I'm curious, have you had your surgery and how...I'm curious, have you had your surgery and how are you getting along now?<br /><br />PattPatt Gavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00608449337622604582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-56848012151192298402013-01-20T17:54:09.708-05:002013-01-20T17:54:09.708-05:00Thank you for sharing your experience, I used to ...Thank you for sharing your experience, I used to race downhill skiing and have had knee.pain on and off dor years. I had both of my knees replaced last year and during my second surgery I had a heart attack. The knee pain and leg pain was only 25% better after both operations! I was getting ready to go back in and have tissue expanders when I was introduce to Egoacue. I have started the exercises and have my first appointment next week. I canceled my surgery. I am doing much better.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-5476860894371894162013-01-03T21:55:46.702-05:002013-01-03T21:55:46.702-05:00Perhaps the Egoscue method should be taught as a c...Perhaps the Egoscue method should be taught as a continuing Ed course for PT's and practiced by those with education of human anatomy and evidenced based practice. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5577216999808543384.post-20832793344367112532012-10-08T23:38:41.051-04:002012-10-08T23:38:41.051-04:00I think some people can definitely get relief from...I think some people can definitely get relief from Egoscue work, but it is time consuming and you are letting gravity try to fix things. I would go for a more movement based approach. See my comment above related to Somatics. I am currently working with activating muscles through MAT (Muscle Activation Technique). We have found one muscle in particular (the TFL) that I cannot activate so it is inhibited and leading to a lot of posture, gait, and pain problems. My latest post is here: http://recoveryourstride.blogspot.com/2012/10/muscle-activation-technique-seesion-3.html Since that last post (3rd session) it feels like a missing part has been placed back into the side of my hip as I now seem to be activating that muscle as I walk. No therapy is perfect and each helps different problems, but no amount of stretching would have got that muscle to work. I know because I have tried for years.Jim Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350710709762823429noreply@blogger.com