I used to be a highly ranked and competitive tennis player in my youth and planned to play varsity tennis for my University. Unfortunately, by the time I got there, I had such severe knee tendinitis that I could barely walk. As an athlete, I knew that this had something to do with my body, not the sport. But going through the medical system led me in the opposite direction from where I needed to go. I ended up quitting tennis altogether and taking up swimming and yoga. I studied biology and physiology as an undergraduate to better understand how and why the medical system was unable to treat such a simple condition, as well as more complicated conditions. While I am thankful for my studies, I was always angered how the professors broke things down to such a tiny scale that the human system ended up being reduced to a set of molecular pathways. What about my knees? What about other, more serious and chronic conditions?
The Egoscue Method is the first Method that I have encountered that 'hits the nail on the head' and finally provides me with an explanation and a road map for health. The therapists at the Egoscue clinic in West LA determines a client's recipe of excercises based on his / her posture and gait. No manipulation or pharmaceutical prescriptions. The clinic is beautiful, and my experience there has been nothing short of exceptional.
I am a graduate student in physiology and am as dissatisfied with the state of the medical system as I was at the age of 16. The Egoscue Method has given me not only a 'menu' for my knee pain, but a 'recipe' for where to take my life.
How cool is that???
Pros: Beautiful clinic, puts health in the hands of the client, dedicated therapists
Cons: N/a
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