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 Rebecca Saindon
I began studying Egoscue when the first book came out in 1992. At that time I was giving a lot of presentations on Posture as it relates to Pain and Wellness and was writing a draft for a book on the topic. But after reading The Egoscue Method of Health Through Motion I knew I could save all that time and energy because Pete had already done it for me. Why should I try to reinvent this wheel! I began to sell the Egoscue books in my clinic as an excellent illustrated teaching tool for my clients.
I own and operate the Nashville Neuromuscular Center – Relieving Pain and Restoring Posture. A Neuromuscular Massage Therapist and Corrective Exercise Coach for over 20 years, I am all about postural restoration for pain relief. We have had great success over the years, but one of my biggest challenges was in getting my clients to actually maintain their self care exercise and stretching homework. In 2010 I was just about to stop designing exercise programs using what I call the standard ‘big boy exercises’ and focus solely on the bodywork component of my business. But experience has proven that it is the movement component that solidifies and maintains the best outcomes. NNC had a reputation of facilitating the best outcomes, so I needed to find a new approach for my clients. Then it hit me! I already knew the approach and it wasn’t anything new. It had been in my periphery all along – the Egoscue Method!
I went back and reread all the books and decided right then to become certified as an Egoscue Posture Alignment Specialist and utilize the concise Egoscue e-cise menu approach. I am now a PAS 2 Egoscue Affiliate in Nashville, Tennessee. The change in my clients’ compliance has been nothing short of amazing. And so have their results.
My personal intimate experience came when I realized I had not been walking my talk for several years. I had put the responsibilities of running a business and taking care of everyone else at the top of the priority list. My own fitness had deteriorated to the point that my knees were so painful I scheduled bilateral total knee replacement surgery for November of 2011. As soon as I had purchased all the necessary rehab equipment – walkers, shower seat, etc. and prepared to be out of work for 2 months, my inner alarm went off. “Rebecca! This goes against everything you teach and say that you believe!” And I took a long look at myself and what I would prescribe for a client in my same condition. When I took my own advice, Treating myself as I would a client, giving myself a menu based on what I knew about my posture, astonishingly, my knees were painfree in a little over 2 weeks. I canceled the surgery and reached out for more objective help from other seasoned Egoscue Practitioners, Rick Mathis and Brian Bradley. It’s been a good thing. You can read my blog about this experience at PostureFitness.blogspot.com.
I am very happy to be part of the Egoscue Family of Posture Alignment Therapy.
Rebecca Saindon, CNMT, CPT, PAS2
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