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Healing Chronic Pain in 8 Weeks

5/31/2016

Episode 8 of Becoming Pain Free presented by Sonima is the conclusion of 8 weeks of Egoscue Postural Alignment Therapy for Steven. Steven has progressed from chronic wrist and hand pain to bear crawling, function running, and working pain free thanks to doing his daily menus and the posture changes that has created.

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10 Biggest Myths About Your Body

5/24/2016

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Don't Believe Everything You Hear

How do you tell the difference between a myth and reality? Fact and fiction? A story and the truth?

Words like objective, data, authentic, science, validity, and proof come to mind. We all love stories, fairy tales, gossip, urban legends, hoaxes, and fantasy but they do a huge disservice to us, our bodies, and our health.

If you have heard any of the following things, think twice before you believe them. They are more than likely not true, even though they are commonly held beliefs. These are the 10 biggest myths about your body and health:

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Your Mindset and Becoming Pain Free

5/16/2016

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I have written many articles about how what you think and what you believe and your mindset will determine whether you become pain free or not.

I wrote the now famous article "The 3 things you must do to be pain free for life" in 2004 and the first of the 3 things you must change is: your mind or mindset. This starts with moving away from the "what's wrong with me?" questions to "what's my body trying to tell me?" Moving beyond thinking "my back hurts because I have a herniated disc" to thinking about "why did the disc herniate?"

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The Body Has A Default Position

5/13/2016

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I'm guessing that most of you reading this post have at one time or another been injured or have had some type of chronic pain. Right?

Think back to that time when you hurt your knee, threw out your back, had chronic nerve pain, or couldn't find enough pain pills to stop the pain. I'm assuming you probably went to see your doctor about the pain to figure out what was wrong and what was causing the pain. Correct?

You might have been told you have a torn ligament or meniscus in your knee, or herniated a disc in your back, or have bone spurs or stenosis causing the nerve pain.

The big question comes next...What can I do about it? How do I fix it?

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"Patch" Workouts Can Help You Become Pain Free

5/12/2016

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As I have discussed many times, the human body is built by movement for movement.

"We have a brain for one reason and one reason only - and that’s to produce adaptable and complex movements." - Daniel Wolpert

Humans evolved to move: Running after food or away from danger. Climbing trees to gather fruit. Digging up roots to eat. Carrying firewood and food long distances back to our family. Throwing rocks or spears to kill animals for food. Walking long distances to follow migrating animals, ripe fruit, or water sources and to avoid predators, bad weather, and lack of food and water. Our bodies are designed to do all these activities (walk, run, climb, throw, carry, etc) every day of our lives.

The human body is maintained by movement. Use it or lose it. If we don't walk, run, climb, throw, and carry on a daily basis our bodies start to fail. Muscles become stiff and weak. Bones loss density and become fragile. Cartilage becomes thin. Ligaments and tendons become stiff and prone to tears. Skin becomes thin and sensitive. Blood vessels become smaller, stiffer, and less resilient. Digestion slows and becomes incomplete. Immunity weakens. Brain function deteriorates. The signals for cellular repair and rebuilding slow. Most people call these changes "normal" aging, but they have very little to do with age and everything to do with lack of movement.

How can we reintroduce a variety of functional or evolutionary movement to our lives? An easy way to start getting back to our roots is introducing easy, simple obstacle course workouts. Egoscue affectionately calls these "Patch" workouts or "PatchFitness". Below is episode 6 of Sonima's "Becoming Pain Free" video series that follows Steven as he uses the Egoscue Method of Postural Alignment Therapy to help him overcome chronic pain and become free of pain and limitations. Enjoy!

If you missed any previous episodes of Sonima presents "Becoming Pain Free" you can find them here:
Episode 1: Taking the first steps toward pain free living.
Episode 2: The surprising factors that contribute to chronic pain.
Episode 3: Continuing the journey to become pain free.
Episode 4: Seeing the effects of posture on pain relief.
Episode 5: Why total body balance is crucial for pain relief.

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Daily Movements of Healthy Individuals

5/11/2016

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The human body is designed to move. In fact the human body, like all creatures on earth, is a direct reflection of the requirements of movement. Form follows function and our bodies were designed by movement for movement. When we stop moving, we start dying. The more we move, and the more variety of movement we do, the healthier we become. Follow the example of kids everywhere: move, run, jump, play, dance, have fun.

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Why total-body balance is crucial for pain relief

5/4/2016

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Your body is a unit. Everything is connected. Foot bones connected to the shin bone... The body is designed to be symmetrical. We have 2 ankles, 2 knees, 2 hips, and 2 shoulders. Humans balance on two feet.

When treating chronic pain it is essential not to forget these important messages and get hung up on treating the symptom and not the entire body. Effective treatment for chronic pain always involves looking at the entire body and achieving total-body balance. Watch this episode of Becoming Pain Free by Sonima and see how Steven is using Egoscue Postural Alignment Therapy to balance his body and relieve his pain.

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Seeing the Effects of Posture on Pain Relief

5/4/2016

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Sonima presents episode 4 of Becoming Pain Free where Steven starts to see the effects of posture on pain relief. Follow along with him on his journey of using the Egoscue Method of Postural Alignment Therapy to eliminate his chronic pain.

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Becoming Pain Free Episode 3

5/4/2016

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Watch episode 3 of Becoming Pain Free to see how Steven is doing in his journey to a pain free and active life. Steven is using the Egoscue Method of Postural Alignment Therapy to help him eliminate wrist and hand pain that is limiting his ability to work and play.

If you are suffering with chronic pain and are ready to take the first step toward eliminating it contact me today to schedule your free postural evaluation and consultation where we will figure out why you have pain and what you need to do to becoming pain free.

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Healing Chronic Pain in 8 Weeks

10 Biggest Myths About Your Body

Don't Believe Everything You Hear

Your Mindset and Becoming Pain Free

The Body Has A Default Position

"Patch" Workouts Can Help You Become Pain Free

Daily Movements of Healthy Individuals

Why total-body balance is crucial for pain relief

Seeing the Effects of Posture on Pain Relief

Becoming Pain Free Episode 3

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