#37 Postural Therapy with Roxanne Harley, Egoscue Affiliate

Roxanne Harley is a posture alignment specialist who practices a postural therapy designed to eliminate chronic pain without drugs or surgery. It focuses on a series of gentle stretches and exercises to correct misalignments in the musculoskeletal system of the body. I met Roxanne as part of an overall wellness assessment I had at Prestige Fitness in Tucson. I walked in thinking I was fine other than a little shoulder pain but quickly realized that my posture had really gotten out of alignment.

Egoscue is a postural therapy designed to eliminate chronic pain without drugs or surgery. It focuses on a series of gentle stretches and exercises to correct misalignments in the musculoskeletal system of the body. This is a conversation with Roxanne and it’s about why posture alignment is important, how we fall out of alignment and how we can heal naturally through posture therapy.

 

0:45 ROXANNE HARLEY INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND

8:29 THE EGOSCUE METHOD OF CHANGING POSTURE TO ALLEVIATE PAIN

11:46 THE IMPORTANCE OF MOVEMENT

12:09 PHYSICAL FITNESS BETWEEN 50-80 YEARS OLD

14:21 EGOSCUE METHOD HISTORY

21:17 WE ARE DESIGNED TO WALK

23:28 POSTURE ANALYSIS PROCEDURE

27:05 WHAT PAIN IS TELLING YOU

28:01 CASE STUDY – DOLORES (78 YRS OLD)

30:10 CASE STUDY – SUZANNE (40 YRS OLD)

33:48 HOW LONG FOR IMPROVEMENT TO BE SEEN?

36:01 CALMING ASPECTS OF THE EGOSCUE METHOD

37:58 UTILIZING THE SELF-HEALING ASPECTS OF OUR BODY

42:05 MONITORING THE VERTICAL LOAD ON OUR BODIES

44:25 THE DANGER OF INACTIVITY

46:50 HOW RUNNERS CAN IMPROVE THEIR POSTURE

 

• Changing your posture can alleviate pain.
• Our body loves to walk, it’s one of its favorite things to do.
• The most important time to be physically fit is between 50-80 years old.
• Strength, range of motion, and being pain-free are essential to wellness.

Enjoy!