Health Through Posture
The Egoscue Method, a type of posture correction therapy, was founded in 1971 by Posture Specialist Pete Egoscue. It uses gentle stretching and strengthening exercises to improve your body alignment and help you:
The biggest mistake I think people make when trying to improve their posture is believing that they have to learn how to sit, stand and walk correctly. They think it’s all about consciously trying to force their body into a better position. They’re often surprised when I tell them that this is absolutely not what having good posture is about. How many times have you tried to sit or stand up straight and then a few moments later you get distracted and end up back in your normal position? Furthermore, for many people trying to sit or stand up straighter can feel quite uncomfortable and painful because their bodies are not ready to hold them in this position.
A much better approach is to improve the balance of your muscles from left to right, and from front to back, because it’s the balance of these muscles that determines your body alignment. I give my clients gentle posture correction exercises to do daily. These exercises stretch and strengthen certain parts of their body and get them into better alignment without them even having to think about it. It’s not a quick fix and it does take time and effort, but it could help you to end your current pain (if you have any), feel more confident about the way you look, and reduce your risk of future pain and injuries.
Ameet Bhakta BSc. DipHE, Posture Specialist
While studying at university I developed severe RSI and chronic back pain. I remember being so frustrated at the time because nobody could tell me the root cause.
About 20% of the clients I work with come to see me because they want to be proactive with their health, age better, reduce their risk of future injuries and improve the way they look. The remaining 80% come to me because they’re in pain, and they want it to stop. For some the pain…
read moreThis video is taken from the Health Though Posture Video Course. I talk about what I think having good posture really means, some common myths about posture correction, how our bodies moves out of alignment, and perhaps most importantly, how you can improve your posture. You can get the next 3 videos of the course…
read moreThe number one symptom that people who come to see me have is lower back pain. I read a statistic recently in a newspaper that it was the leading cause of disability in the world. I’ve had clients where it is a mild annoyance, to clients where it is ruining their lives. Why is lower…
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