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Lesson 1: Pain is a Signal Why is the pain present? Pain is a high-priority communication alerting us to danger Treatment must start with understanding the problem Masking the pain does not fix the problem but CAN make it worse

Why is the pain present?

Pain is a high-priority communication alerting us to danger

Treatment must start with understanding the problem

Masking the pain does not fix the problem but CAN make it worse

Lesson 2: Your Body has a Design As humans, we all share the same basic design We have the same muscles, bones, nerves, etc. The body is designed for MOTION Violate the design and pain will follow

As humans, we all share the same basic design

We have the same muscles, bones, nerves, etc.

The body is designed for MOTION

Violate the design and pain will follow

Lesson 3: Is my Body working in the proper Design? Look in the mirror at the following: Are your shoulders level? Are your hips level? Do your feet point straight ahead? Can you see the back of your hands? Close your eyes while standing: Do you feel even amounts of weight between the right and left feet?

Look in the mirror at the following:

Are your shoulders level?

Are your hips level?

Do your feet point straight ahead?

Can you see the back of your hands?

Close your eyes while standing:

Do you feel even amounts of weight between the right and left feet?

Lesson 4: Recognizing Musculoskeletal Dysfunction If you noticed one shoulder or hip higher than the other… If your feet point outward… If you can see the back of one or both hands… If your weight is not evenly balanced… Then you have dysfunction that can lead to and cause pain

If you noticed one shoulder or hip higher than the other…

If your feet point outward…

If you can see the back of one or both hands…

If your weight is not evenly balanced…

Then you have dysfunction that can lead to and cause pain

Lesson 5: The Good News - It’s correctable! The 3 R’s of the Egoscue Method* Rediscover the Body’s Design Restore Function Return to Health *From Pete Egoscue’s book Pain Free: A Revolutionary Method for Stopping Chronic Pain

The 3 R’s of the Egoscue Method*

Rediscover the Body’s Design

Restore Function

Return to Health

*From Pete Egoscue’s book Pain Free: A Revolutionary Method for Stopping Chronic Pain

Lesson 6: YOU are in the Driver’s Seat Get started sooner than later - Don’t wait for it to get worse Pain may go away, but you must fix the underlying PROBLEM For more information & to get started: Visit www.egoscue.com Pick up a copy of Pain Free Call 310-478-0457 or 800-995-8434

Get started sooner than later - Don’t wait for it to get worse

Pain may go away, but you must fix the underlying PROBLEM

For more information & to get started:

Visit www.egoscue.com

Pick up a copy of Pain Free

Call 310-478-0457 or 800-995-8434