Walk Yourself Well: Eliminate Back Pain, Neck, Shoulder, Knee, Hip and

Amazingly logical answer to persistent debilitating pain that 18 health professionals of various flavours, 15 years and literally thousands of pounds could not supply. Don't know whether l am more angry or grateful but will aim for the latter! This book is easy to read, not too evangelical or full of irritating buzz words and is written by an obviously sincere and knowledgeable physiotherapist. Osteopaths, chiropractors, podiatrists and the NHS could learn a lot from her.

Très intéressant, ce livre m'a permis d'améliore ma posture et la façon dont je marche et donc d'éviter de refaire une fascitte plantaire. Efficace!

The author has trained many PT's (Physical Therapists) in gait therapy and is well known in the industry. The book takes you thru the anatomy of alignment as an upright human form and then walks you thru a self diagnosis process to ascertain your personal alignment. She uses personal accounts of past client issues to paint how pain occurs thru long term habit patterns and trauma and then clearly shows you how to self correct them. I immediately was able to use her suggestions and benefited at once. This is a self help book, but as a yoga instructor for special needs clients I was also able to immediately incorporate her lessons into my own professional classes with great results.

This is one book I won't loan out because I'd be afraid I wouldn't get it back.It's very readable, and I go back from time to time to review what I've learned.When I bought the book I'd been trying for years to self-correct my gait. When I was in elementary school, I remember being very embarrassed because I had to wear very ugly and heavy thick brown orthopedic shoes with my dresses. They didn't do anything to correct the problem, but they sure called attention to it. As an adult, it never occurred to me to see a physical therapist for help, but using this book I was able to identify what I was doing wrong and to follow the instructions to correct it.It took time to correct my gait, not just a few weeks or months, but I did get there. Along the way, I got rid of most of my knee and hip pain, which I'd had since my twenties.The money I paid for this book is probably the best money I ever spent. If you're trying to decide whether or not to buy it, I highly recommend that you grab it while it is still available.

I had a lot of neck pain and couldn't control my body very well. Over time I became very weak. The doctors didn't know what to do. In order to help myself, I looked into every pain management book I could find. I tried many, including the well known Feldenkrais Method and the McKenzie Method for neck pain, but the pain would usually come back after a while.When I first read this book, I was skeptical--after having tried so many books to no avail, but the writing was interesting and after trying out the program for 6 weeks, my pain was kept at bay--for the first time in my life! This book not only teaches you how to strengthen your body, but also balances it. It takes a holistic approach. Together, they gave my body the tools it needed to get stronger and heal.I have also seen the author in private practice, but only for consultation. I like doing the exercises at my own time and place and enjoy the quiet time I have doing them-In fact, I call them my "meditation in motion." The money I have saved from seeing a PT or someone who works with the body such as an Alexander Technique teacher is incomparable. I have been doing these exercises and walking for nine years now, and it is still going strong. I like to run afterwards. If the exercises are safe enough for me, it would be safe enough for anyone.I was an artist and liked the 3D computer-animated illustration. The writing was simple enough for a layman like me to understand, yet thorough--the author even talks about how to breath while exercising; she left no stone unturned, and the tone of voice was warm.Thank you Ms. Brourman for sharing your amazing gift from God. It has changed my life.