This message is from: Sam & Sue Banks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Since we are on the subject of pain, I just wanted to say "Thank you" to the person who posted a few months ago about the book _Pain Free_ by Pete Egoscue. I think it was Lisa Pedersen who mentioned it about helping plantar fasciitis. I have had chronic back pain for many years, and that is why I got my first Fjord - riding the big horses hurt, so I thought I would drive a Fjord when I couldn't ride. After the post about the book and looking at the reviews on Amazon.com, I got the _Pain Free_ book and started on the exercises for the lower back. I was skeptical that it would help as quickly and as well as the customer reviews had said, after all, I had gone to a physical therapist who rides dressage to get a program made for me, which only made me feel worse. I thought Egoscue's theory made sense, though. The lower back exercises were easy to do for someone with back pain (most exercises aren't) and have really helped. After three weeks on that program in June, I started one of his other conditioning programs in another Egoscue book _Health Through Motion_ to address my twisted torso position. My chiropractor is amazed I am now riding 4 times a week (not hard riding yet!) and my body is doing better than ever. My sister and mother were so impressed with my improvement that they have started doing the exercises. My mother had knee pain which has been injected with steroids in the past, and she is so much better that she is buying extra books to hand out to friends. My book is lent out again, too.
Sue Banks, Mattaponi, VA