Move it or lose it!

The majority of muscle atrophy in the general population results from disuse. People with sedentary jobs and senior citizens with decreased activity can lose muscle tone and develop significant atrophy. This type of atrophy is reversable with proper exercise.

Muscles move bones...

Muscles dictate how our body's move through daily activities. However, simple activities such as walking, running, playing, or even sitting in a chair have become quite painful because our muscles have become dysfunctional. The muscles that are suppose to aid in normal activities are no longer being utilized properly and are now being over stressed or not used at all. Therefore, if we correctly stimulate and develop new muscle patterns we can restore functional movement. Allowing us to live pain free and pursue active lifestyles.

Health Through Motion

Posture is neccessary in everyday life. When the body's posture is out of alignment it begins to compensate for the imbalance causing muscle tightness, decreased flexibility, and eventually the onset of pain. If left untreated, this can also lead to injury and or poor athletic performance. While many treatments target symptomatic pain relief, these modalities tend to be temporary fixes to the underlying problems. Whereas, postural alignment therapy seeks out the root of the pain. By treating posture and its dyfunctional habits you can eliminate the reason why pain occurs, prevent common injuries, and increase athletic performance.

Structured around the theories and principles of the Egoscue Method, you will begin to experience the benefits of better posture immediately. After your initial session, you may experience that you are walking and standing taller, improved balance, and slight to moderate pain relief. This however, may only last for a brief period of time. The body has yet learn how to hold this new posture and therefore reverts back to its original dysfunctional state. Please note this is not a quick fix. Remember, it has taken you a lifetime to develop these specific muscular and mechanical compensations. The process of change and degree of success will take some time and work on your part. However, with continued therapy and training your posture will become more and more functional providing long lasting and permanent pain relief.

Current modalities such as chiropractic, massage, acupuncture, or traditional physical therapies offer a "hands on" manipulative approach to pain relief. As a result, these modalities require you to return on a normal basis, yielding dependency upon others to relieve your pain. Postural Alignment Therapy on the other hand, provides the tools necessary to take back and manage your healthcare on your own.

By following the body's original blueprint- the standing anatomical position, Pain Free Fitness can help you can achieve true pain relief without the use of medication, manipulation, or invasive surgeries. Personalized exercise programs target musculoskeletal dysfunctions and restore muscular balance and return internal homeostasis allowing your body to heal from the inside out and move without pain. These simple yet effective exercises are easy to do on your own without the supervision or assistance from others.

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