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No one is immune. For people from champion athletes to desk-bound white-collar professionals, many simple acts of life-a relaxing eveneing stroll through the neighborhood, an exhilarating run along a sandy beach, just bending down to tie a loose shoelace-are often acts of torture. The walking wounded suffer from torn rotator cuffs, tennis elbow, jogger's knees, bad backs, stiff necks, sore feet, and swollen ankles, It could, without exaggeration, be called a modern epidemic.

In this brilliant book, renowned anatomical functionalist Pete Egoscue indentifies the epidemic's causes and effects. By recognizing that the human body is dependent on adequate motion to maintain its full range of physical functions, he has revolutionized both the treatment of musculoskeletal pain and the technques for training athletes to achieve peak performance levels.

Brimming with common sense and practical advice, the heart of this important book consists of twenty-two easy-to-do, highly effective exercises that stretch, strengthen, and relax the body, allowing a return to proper alignment.

'Pete Egoscue offers you the opportunity to take control of your physical well-being for life. Read this book, but more importantly, use it!'-Anthony Robbns, author of the national bestsellers Unlimited Power and Awaken the Giant Within

'Wow! Pete Egoscue has discovered whats most causing the modern epidemic of pain and hokw we can protect oursleves. slilmply do it by the book-this book.'-Ken Blanchard, coauthor, The One Minute Manager

Pete Egoscue has been studying human anatomy for more than twenty years. His method has helped thousands of people learn how to live healthier, pain-free lives and achieve complete fitness. He currently runs clinics in San Diego, California, and West Palm Beach, Florida.

Contents

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Jack Nicklaus
Introduction
1 For form's sake
2 function junction
3 The two R's-Relevance and responsibility
4 Self-diagnosis
5 Restoring and maintaining function and flexibility
6 Quiet desperation, quiet hope
7 The games we play
8 Modern maladies and our children, our elders, and ourselves
9 Volume control
Notes and sources
Index… (més)