Egoscue - A Revolutionary Method for Stopping Chronic Pain

Pain Free is based on a very sound understanding of human physiology. It shows how we can break the circuit of pain and naturally heal one of the most significant disabilities of our time.

Deepak Chopra

The ideas that Pete Egoscue brings to the world of nonoperative orthopedics are thoughtful, insightful, a bit controversial but undeniably USEFUL! In this book you will find very practical and quite often amazingly effective advice for dealing with joint pains and contractures. I have used many of Petes thought-processes (and E-cises) in caring for my patients over the years; they work quite often, quite well. This is a short, easy-to-read, and actually pretty interesting bookbuy it, read throughsooner or later youre going to need it!

Scott V. Haig, M.D., assistant clinical professor of orthopedic surgery, Columbia University, author of Orthopedic Emergencies: A Radiographic Atlas

You dont have to be a professional athlete to find value in Petes message. Whatever your walk in life, this book offers simple, sensible, and impactful advice. Ive been blessed to have Pete and his team educate me throughout my career on how to get my body in the right positions for maximum performance. And this book is the cheat code. Quite simply, its a game changer.

Justin Tuck, former NFL All-Pro and Super Bowl Champion

I have been a dedicated and consistent client and devotee of The Egoscue Method for over thirty years. It has not only changed my life but has been the foundation of my health and fitness. I arrived at Petes clinic as a 25-year-old suffering from acute back pain related to a car crash. I was unable to play golf and had given up waterskiing, at 25! Within days, my posture changed, my gait changed, and I was completely out of pain. The Egoscue Method has enabled me to continue to play golf, water ski, and snow ski at a high level into my mid-fifties. I have also referred hundreds of friends, family members, clients, and employees to Egoscue to eliminate pain and regain their ability to engage in the activities they love. The Egoscue Method has proved to be a lifelong method to avoid pain and maintain athleticism!

Scott Blanchard, president, The Ken Blanchard Companies

Ive been suffering from intermittent back problems all my life. Pete Egoscues method is the first thing Ive found that realigns my posture and completely relieves that gnawing pain. I do my Egoscue exercises in just minutes, every single day, and it has changed my life.

John David Mann, co-author of the bestselling Go-Giver series

We have seen firsthand how Pete Egoscues method has cured people who had suffered with chronic pain for years. He helped transform Sonia from a young mother with debilitating back pain to a strong, confident, active woman. Our entire family and network of friends have relied on The Egoscue Method to help our bodies achieve their original design, thereby freeing us from pain and unleashing our full potential. The same can happen for you. No one knows the body like Pete Egoscue. He is a genius, a marvel, and a movement, and this book can literally and legitimately change our world, one body at a time.

Sonia and Paul Tudor Jones

Born from the genius of Pete Egoscue, the simple and effective routines in Pain Free are the cutting edge of physical therapy. This book is extraordinary, and I am thrilled to recommend it to anyone whos interested in dramatically increasing the quality of their physical health.

Tony Robbins, author of Awaken the Giant Within and Unlimited Power

How long has that right shoulder been hurting you?

These were the first words Pete Egoscue had ever spoken to me. I was a fifteen-year-old sophomore at Torrey Pines High School, north of San Diego, and Pete was at our school to see a Division I football prospect who was a friend of mine. I was the QBto be the following year and was dragged there to throw to my friend so that Pete could evaluate and help my buddy. I had pitched six innings the day before, and although I hadnt told anyone, my shoulder was throbbing in pain.

How did you know my shoulder was hurting me? I asked in disbelief.

Pete Egoscue, a former Marine, barked back, Well, son, its not duck season in Del Maris it?

He was referencing the fact that as my shoulder was killing me, I was struggling to throw any semblance of a spiral. When a ball flutters in football it is referred to as a duck. His comment was not intended as a compliment. I was young, competitive, and prideful, and I didnt like being embarrassed, so I glared back at the imposing, barrel-chested Marine. He instantly changed his demeanor, smiled at me, and ignoring everyone else on the field asked, Can I help you?

Pete took me off to the side and had me do three exercises. Simple exercises. He asked me to stand with my toes angled in and to pull my shoulder blades down and back. He had me lie on a park bench with one leg pulled close to my chest and the other hanging free so that my groin would release. He had me make circles with my arm hanging free, aided by the weight of a nearby rock and gravity. Just as I was thinking, What the heck is this guy doing, he finished things off by asking me to do a downward dog. This was 1987doing yoga poses was the epitome of a high school football players most embarrassing nightmare.

Petes entire sequence had taken maybe three minutes, but everyone was eagerly wanting to get back to the workout. I got up and Petes bark returned: Now go throw a damn spiral.

My shoulder had been so painful during the preceding throws that I was really not looking forward to attempting another, but I had to for my buddy. I took my drop, unleashed the ball, and braced myself for the pain that had followed my previous throws. But the pain never came. I watched as my spiral sailed downfieldit was the best ball I had ever thrown.