Beautiful October! With this being our "scary" Halloween month, Pete Egoscue says, "Pain is not something to be feared; it is something to be understood." It doesn't mean you are frail, too old, or just had too many sport injuries. It is just the body telling us "something is happening that shouldn't be happening." This is what Egoscue helps us learn about ourselves.

Remember, treatments are improving and patients are doing very well as time goes on. 

"Dad, you're getting fat!" my shocked 6 year old son announced to his also shocked 30 year old father. Thus began a daily regimen with free weights and jogging. At 69 that regimen continues but rowing instead of jogging. Despite decades of physical activity, my knee and hip joints had begun "talking" to me. Equally disturbing , several friends were struggling to rise up out of a chair or get out of the car and others had undergone back surgery, with less than optimum results. A testimonial article came to light talking about the beneficial result of the Egoscue Method. Intrigued, I bought the book mentioned. The author made sense and made sense of my pain. Despite the considerable merits of the book, attempts to implement the strategy convinced me that it was essential to work with a trained therapist. Surprised to find a clinic in Reno, I enlisted the coaching of Kathy Mulherin. After several months of therapy, my knee and hip joints have gone quiet. Instead, there is now just Kathy's voice in my head encouraging me to "keep up the good work." If you have not already done so, I encourage you to engage with Egoscue. Ken D.