“I don't know what caused my musculoskeletal system to collapse — neither do the doctors. At first I was only stiff and sore. Then my left shoulder began to freeze up. It locked so tight I couldn't lift my arm above my waist.
By then one hip was higher than the other, I had sciatica, my knees hurt, and my neck was so stiff I could barely turn my head. I slept in a recliner for almost a year. It's no exaggeration to say my life became that of an invalid.”
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“My doctor prescribed nearly every pain reliever and muscle relaxer known to man, but the side effects were unbearable. More therapy followed; none of it helped. I gave up on it as a waste of time and money and started my own research — and it was strictly through happenstance that I learned about Pete Egoscue.
I bought his book, Pain Free, and read it cover to cover. I'm incredibly lucky to have an Egoscue clinic nearby, so I signed up. The very first exercise, I said, ‘I can't do that.' The therapist didn't bat an eyelash — ‘Sure you can.' And by God, I did.
Within a couple of weeks I started to get noticeably better. About two-thirds of the way through, I was able to get off the anti-inflammatories entirely. I am so much better than I was five months ago that it is almost a miracle. The genius of Pete Egoscue and his system literally gave me my life back when everything else had failed.”