I've had chronic back pain for over 15 years. The past 4 years I developed an incredible tightness in the back of my hamstrings. They constantly felt tight and no matter how much stretching I did, the tightness remained. It's a feeling that hard to explain, but they were extremely fatigued all the time. Additionally, I had severe pain in my lower back and sharp pain in both hips. As an avid gym rat, it was getting to the point where the tightness and fatigue were inhibiting my workouts. My runs got shorter and shorter to the point where I didn't want to run and even walking up a hill was a chore. My lower back was so sore it inhibited my sleep at night as I was constantly flopping and turning sides because nothing was comfortable. I dreaded vacuuming because the bending down irritated my back. At the gym, no matter how many squats I did, I could not get that good "soreness" in my glutes. The only thing that hurt was my back. No matter how many situps and ab exercises I did, my abs were never sore. Over the past 15 years I've done EVERYTHING. I've lived in 4 different states and must have seen at least 12 different chiropractors in which they all did the same thing - put you down on a bed, give you electric stim, and a manual adjustment. I've done kinesio tape, cupping,Graston, Active Release, Thai Massage, PRP injections into my hips and NOTHING worked. After I had any of this done I felt the same as before I went in - no different. I knew certain muscles were not engaging while others were over compensating. The final straw was about 6 weeks ago when I did two You Tube Videos - 30 minutes each, one for abs, one for squats. The instructor had a hard time making it through, yet I felt nothing - except I had a very sore back. I was tempted to call a chiropractor but knew I had to do something different. I started researching posture and came across the Egoscue Method. I called and talked to Christi, and told her the issues I was having. I went in for the initial consultation where she did a digital map of my posture and showed me on the computer where my body was over and under balanced and why I was having the issues I did. My body was almost locked up. My first session with her was such an eye opener I signed up right there on the spot. She didn't need to convince me. Basically my femurs were over rotating. I'd always thought I had high arches but she explained I wasn't balancing on the whole weight of my foot properly. In your body, everything needs to be aligned properly to work. So in Egoscue, Peter Egoscue, the found, explains there are 4 anchor points on your body - your shoulder, hip, knee and ankle. If any of these are out of alignment that's where the problems start. I was skeptical that such simple exercises could give me results, but after doing the exercises on my own for 4 days, the pain was GONE! For four years I had that tightness in my hamstrings and when I went for a run, it was no longer there. For me, this has been such an AMAZING process. I know I still have sessions to do but in just 4 sessions I feel 80% better. ( I'm very diligent in doing my prescribed exercises EVERY single day). The exercises are simple but they basically teach the body on how to realign itself so it can function. Now I look at people all the time walking down the street, hunched over and think to myself - they need Egoscue! As FYI, I'm writing this review on my own accord, haven't been told to or paid by anyone.This has changed my life, and I've recommended it to many friends. Give it a chance, because it could change yours too. read more