In a previous post I talked about why the Egoscue Tower helps eliminate chronic knee pain and how the Supine Groin Progressive is the most effective knee pain exercise. In this video, Brian Bradley the VP of Therapy Protocol at Egoscue talks about how and why the Egoscue Tower is effective at treating chronic low back pain. He explains what effect the Egoscue Tower has on the psoas and iliacus (or iliopsoas – your primary hip flexor) and how it reduces and eliminates low back pain. The Egoscue Tower is the most powerful low back pain exercise if done correctly.
The Egoscue Tower has gotten a lot of press lately being featured in the book The Four Hour Body by Tim Ferriss and by Dr. Mercola in an article titled “If a shark bit off your arm, would you see your life as a blessing?” Here is an excerpt from Dr. Mercola’s article:
The movie SoulSurfer tells the story of Bethany Hamilton, a teenage Hawaiian girl whose left arm was bitten off by a tiger shark. It is an inspirational story — Bethany returned to surfing and eventually won a world championship….Bethany also follows a comprehensive fitness routine that includes lots of surfing, jogging, hiking and postural therapy exercises, which she performs nearly every day. One of her primary techniques is the Egoscue Method, which is a series of stretches and special exercises tailored to each person’s specific needs. Egoscue helps to restore muscular balance and skeletal alignment and is often used as a natural method of pain relief.
Dr. Mercola mentions how he has personally been doing Egoscue “for nearly a year with amazing results on my chronic low back pain, which is now gone.” Join the masses who are getting rid of their low back pain by doing Egoscue and the Egoscue Tower.
Hopefully this video has helped you understand how Egoscue and the Egoscue Tower can help you eliminate your chronic low back pain for good. Let me know if you have any questions, I would be happy to help answer them. I can be reached at 503-350-0888 or at matt@egoscue.com
#1 by Portland Back Pain on June 17, 2011 - 3:30 am
It was awesome video very informative! I’m glad that I found your blog today! I have to visit to your clinic cause. I have experienced back pains and stiffness of my neck. I Hope this can help me and solve my problem. Just let me know here. Thank you.
#2 by egoscueportland on June 17, 2011 - 9:05 am
Dr. Choi, I’m glad you found my blog informative. Egoscue has been something that has made a huge positive impact on people who use chiropractic because as we help people correct their muscles imbalances (and remember muscles move bones) their chiropractic adjustments hold much longer. If you are interested in coming in for a free consultation give us a call. We would also be happy to show you the Tower and let you experience what it feels like on your back, neck, and entire body. You will find people who use Egoscue and the Tower in addition to the spinal decompression you provide will get better faster and stay better. Look forward to hearing from you soon. Matt