Pete Egoscue created the Egoscue Method® 30 years ago in an effort to get himself out of pain. Egoscue is a process which involves a series of stretches and gentle egoscuecises (“e-cises”) designed specifically to each client. This process strengthens specific muscles and brings the body back to its proper alignment and functioning the way it was designed – pain free. Egoscue is simple and the results are remarkable. It is a unique and very effective program designed to treat musculoskeletal pain without drugs, surgery, or manipulation.

The Egoscue Method® has had enormous success in helping people overcome their physical ailments. It is a technique that is attractive to many people because it is a common sense approach to the human body. The individual can see and feel the physical changes that take place as a result of their efforts. Associated with that is an increased feeling of confidence that accompanies the improved health that the individual is responsible for. A major concern of health care today is that of reduced costs and prevention.

Charlie Furgason

Our therapy requires no special equipment or dependency on anyone other than the individual. Because we do not treat the symptom, but instead look to restore optimum function to the body, prevention is also a benefit of The Egoscue Method®

This is an approach based on fundamental anatomical, physiological and biomechanical principles. By using the blueprint of the human body as a guide, the goal of our method is to bring about a state of muscular balance and internal homeostasis to the individual. A patient’s symptoms do not dictate a formula for treatment, but instead provides insight into the individual’s limitations. Our primary objective is to remove the person’s postural dysfunction.

The impact of postural changes affects individuals in different ways and at different rates. A person’s age, activity level and occupation are just some of the factors that will have a direct bearing on the degree a person will be anatomically affected. What is certain is that a given individual is highly susceptible to specific symptoms. The process begins with an alteration of normal joint mechanics. This alteration, or compensation, leads to a decrease in performance. The decrease in performance may be demonstrated in the way a person might deliver a curve ball or the way a person might have difficulty rising from a chair. Often these changes go unnoticed because the body unknowingly avoids the pain stimulus or the extra muscular demand. The mechanical changes eventually manifest themselves into a variety of pathologies and disorders if allowed to continue. These can include, but are not limited to, inflammatory responses to overstressed tendons and bursa, non-congruency of joint surfaces, unequal loading of the intervertebral discs, laxity of ligaments, muscle pain and ischemia.


These problems are not limited to the musculoskeletal system. As the foundation of the body is removed from its efficiently functioning position, the nervous, circulatory, respiratory, and digestive systems can all be affected. The internal organs can become misaligned or compressed, neural pathways are disrupted or impinged and venous and arterial blood flow can be compromised. Any one or a combination of these scenarios can contribute to a multitude of medical problems.

Each day, Egoscue helps hundreds of people free themselves of chronic physical pain such as: TMJ; carpal tunnel; neck, back, knee, foot and shoulder pain; and a myriad of other ailments. Egoscue helps people of all ages regardless of their athletic background, while numerous professional athletes use it to enhance their performance and extend their careers.

What ever the symptoms we are presented with, The Egoscue Method® therapist will always “go with what we know”…the patient’s posture.

Charlie Furgason, BS, ACSM is the director of the Lansing, MI Egoscue Method® Clinic; one of 20 Egoscue Method® clinics world wide. He is certified through The Egoscue Method® as a Posture Alignment Specialist and has been providing Egoscue Method® therapy for over five years. Charlie is also certified through the American College of Sports Medicine as a Health/Fitness Instructor and Advanced Personal Trainer.

 


 

The Lansing, MI Egoscue Method® Clinic is open M - F, 8 AM to 5 PM. Call 517-622-5599 for an appointment today! For additional information about The Egoscue Method®, please visit us on the web at  www.egoscue.com          

Egoscue Method® Clinic

by Charlie Furgason

Spring, 2005

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