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ReviewWomen from every walk of life praise the Pain Free advantage:“Thanks to Pete Egoscue, I’ve been pain free for ten years. But even more important, the Egoscue Method has empowered me with the tools to stay that way! It’s freedom in the truest sense of the word.”— Carol LeBeau, news anchor and health reporter, KGT-TV, San Diego“I was an eleven-year-old aspiring athlete when I first started working with Pete Egoscue. At eighteen, I made tennis history by winning nine straight matches to become the first woman qualifier to get to the semifinals at Wimbledon, a feat only John McEnroe had performed in men’s tennis. What a season! The Egoscue Method is a gift to women in every season of their lives.”— Alexandra Stevenson, professional tennis player“Pain Free for Women answers the many questions I have about my health and my children’s well-being. It has encouraged me to trust my instincts as a mom and to take charge of my family’s health.”— Linda Lynch, former professional tennis player and mother of two“When I first met Pete Egoscue, I had just had my fourth baby by C-section and was in the hospital recovering from emergency back surgery. I was so weak that I would lie on a futon in the family room as my children played around me! At twenty-nine, I didn’t think I would ever be able to play and be active again. Pete and the Egoscue Method showed me how wrong I was! Not only did Pete rehabilitate me and take me out of the severe pain I had dealt with for years, he enabled me to enjoy activities I never could in the past, such as riding horses, playing tennis, soccer, and basketball, running, and practicing yoga. I cannot rave enough about the Egoscue Method. Anyone who is in pain can change their life — it has been proven!”— Sonia Jones, former model and mother of four“Pete Egoscue changed my life in the most positive ways imaginable. Pain Free for Women is a must read for women of all ages — it’s a brilliant blueprint for enhancing the quality of one’s life.”— Sheila Grant, arts patron, cofounder of a regional ballet in Texas, and civic leaderFrom the Hardcover edition.Product Description“Women today not only deserve but should expect a pain-free, active lifestyle, no matter their age, no matter their previous experience.”Pain Free for WomenIn his famed San Diego clinic, Pete Egoscue has taught women of all ages and from all walks of life how to use the Egoscue Method for safe, effective, and permanent relief from chronic pain without prescription painkillers, physical therapy, or invasive surgery. Now he shares his specially adapted “Pain Free” program for women to use at home.Whether you suffer from back or neck pain, joint discomfort or sore knees, or need more stamina, improved balance, and extra strength, here is a revolutionary and proven approach to self-care that promises optimal health through a simple set of exercises that will transform the way you move and feel — forever!Egoscue shows women how to take back their bodies by recovering and restoring a precious health asset — full, free, flexible motion — that he believes has been drastically reduced by our modern lifestyle.As Egoscue explains, motion not only develops a woman’s body but also maintains and rejuvenates it. Yet as her motion-deprived muscles disengage and weaken, it is common for a woman’s body to lose alignment, leading to repetitive stress injuries, persistent pain, and general bad health. Even the simplest activities — how she sits, stands, walks, works, lifts, and sleeps — can trigger problems.Focusing on proper alignment, posture, and muscle engagement, Egoscue provides simple but powerful techniques to restore flexibility and function while at the same time boosting energy, revving up the immune system, even raising the body’s metabolic rate.The remarkable “E-cises” included within have also been linked to improved ability to fight disease, cope with aging, and recover from accidents and injuries. The “miracle” cure Egoscue offers is, simply, correct motion.Organized by the seasons of a woman’s life, Pain Free for Women pays particular attention to age-specific concerns such as puberty, childbirth, and menopause, as well as special issues such as arthritis, PMS, and depression.At the same time, Egoscue shows how women can build a framework of healthy movement that will prevent illness and maintain pain-free good health throughout the journey of life.According to Egoscue, reversing the effects of poor musculoskeletal fitness provides astonishing benefits, including:•Better balance, posture, and breathing, as well as increased resiliency•Effective and safe weight management•Healthy bone density and visual acuity•Heightened sex drive•Delayed symptoms of aging•Peace of mind and general tranquilityExtensively illustrated to demonstrate proper placement, posture, and movement, Pain Free for Women offers women of every age the possibility of feeling better than ever before.Product Details    * Paperback: 480 pages    * Publisher: Bantam (July 1, 2003)    * Language: English    * ISBN-10: 0553380494    * ISBN-13: 978-05533804915.0 out of 5 stars Are you Kidding? Egoscue is a Genius!!!, August 25, 2003Over 3 years ago I had constant shoulder, back, and hip pain. I had already invested in over a dozen books and had come to the conclusion that nothing was ever going to help me – chronic pain was a part of growing older. I also had a difficult time doing the Taijiquan (a martial art) form I was working on because my back was overly curved. On the advice of a friend, I got Egoscue’s first book, Pain Free.After doing the exercises (30 minutes each day) for a few months, wonder of wonder, my curved back relaxed and I was able to sink into the Taijiquan postures I’d been trying to achieve for ten years. But best of all – the pain disappeared. For the first time in years, I didn’t wake up to daily pain in my joints!!!Unfortunately, almost a year ago, I got into a car accident that is still causing me a great deal of pain in my neck and back. I had been doing those same Pain Free exercises from before, but they didn’t seem to be doing much.I decided to purchase this newer book anyway – since it was written specifically for women. I actually didn’t think it would help much and prepared myself for disappointment.Oh MY!! After just a few weeks, once again, I was amazed at the difference. The exercises in this book (and yes, they do take much longer than the simple Pain Free book) were so helpful that I was able to change from a narcotic pain reliever to a non-narcotic pain reliever. Believe me, for someone trying to function- that is a BIG difference.Egoscue is a genius. I have seen many doctors, including so-called pain specialists, and the only thing that has significantly helped me so far is Egoscue exercises. I now do them every day, and can feel the difference in my neck, back, shoulders, hips, knees, ankles, and feet.Even better – this book explains in much more detail than the Pain Free book exactly what’s going on in my muscles and body – so that I can really tell why the exercises are working (or not). Now that I can feel the difference, I can tell when to stop doing one phase and move on to the next.I felt compelled to write this review because I noticed a few negative reviews. The only thing that I can postulate is that1. The people writing were not committed to the exercises for long enough for them to work, or…2. The people did not really have chronic pain to begin with and therefore no motivation, or….3. The people have something personal against Peter Egoscue (I have never met him, so I wouldn’t know).All I can say is — this book changed my life. I only wish I had read it BEFORE my accident – I suspect that I wouldn’t have gotten so hurt had I been in better “functional” shape prior to getting rear-ended.This book is about prevention, about taking control of your body and making it work the way it was designed to work. If you are a women in chronic pain – believe me – if you do these exercises, you will change your life for the better. Don’t let others disuade you from doing the most that you can for yourself. If you have the time to contribute back please OCR and Proofread this book.I recommend ABBYY Finereader 10 for doing this work in an easy way.If you plan to do that please leave a comment here so the effort won’t be duplicated by others. Please post back the final pdf and I’d also appreciate the work files as well (please PM if you do).