This tower is probably a critical piece of equipment for anyone like me who has tried Egoescue supine groin stretch without the tower and found pain increasing instead of decreasing. I finally broke down and got the tower and I can do the exercise now without pain...at least the high level. Evidently, as gentle as the Egoscue supine stretch looks and seems....doing it with the leg straight on the floor without the tower is pretty intense and too much for my level of tightness.
What if you don't have a tower?? What can you use? Are there heights that would be useful to know in case we need to 'Mc Gyver' something? Thank you, love your work!
I have used kitchen step ladder...2-3 levels and stay longer at each level. Use a boot or shoe to stabilize your foot and put a towel under your ankle/achilles.
Try five rolls of toilet paper. Removing one when lower back flattens and so one. I liked to buy this but Amazon seems to have knock off. Other sites are sold out.
Oh my Brian Bradley, I am in the process of watching this video right now, and I wish I knew where your offices where located! Because I have been having an off and on problems in my back that are brand new to me....maybe it's because I'm now 32 and it's just age catching up to me, but I don't know. I workout 2-3 times a week with a personal trainer, I'm the lowest weight I have ever been for the last 7 years! I'm eating healthy foods, and when I work, I walk 10-15 miles each shift. (now I've had the back pain prior to the job I'm at now) I would love to have your exercises. Do you have a DVD?
Thanks for the great vids. What do you think about doing shoulder bridges after? Or any other activity? Also, I find trigger point therapy helpful to relax tight muscles beforehand. Any thoughts on this?
It makes sense that you have tight primary hip flexors but going after the tightness, by stretching them is a waste of your time, you need to find out why they’re tight and get them to release. Think of the skeleton or the posture of how your bones are sitting, do you have an egoscue menu that you’re working with? My email is bbradley@egoscue.com if you want to take the conversation there
So, being active makes me have fare less lower back pain. Allmost never when I do my 15 minutes incl warming-up/cooling down. I also go to yoga 2 a week. That's all fine but I'm noticing that my hip area + upper legs and lower back are relatively stiff and it doesn't get better. So i think I need to work on the hips, right?
Hey...IF, I repeat, IF it feels good to you, go for it. I have never done it but I have used the tower for 2 hours 2x per week on average. Thank God for the bed spectacles.
Many runners are injured and end up with knee or hip problems over time. Why? Is running bad? No. Those runners are running with misaligned bodies which over time causes damage. We can't blame running, we blame the misalignments. Correct the misaligned posture and running won't hurt or cause problems.
Yes. The release for the poses only can happen when the femur/leg bone, the pelvis and spine are congruent...which is why I hate stretching it...(it needs a release)
@egoscuesd Hello I have one hip higher than the other a meniscus tear from almost 3 years ago that maybe still isn't right and I'm curious to how long this Egoscue Tower would take to help me, I would have to do the egoscue exercises and Tower together? How often should the Tower be used?
Fantastic, such a great system
This tower is probably a critical piece of equipment for anyone like me who has tried Egoescue supine groin stretch without the tower and found pain increasing instead of decreasing. I finally broke down and got the tower and I can do the exercise now without pain...at least the high level. Evidently, as gentle as the Egoscue supine stretch looks and seems....doing it with the leg straight on the floor without the tower is pretty intense and too much for my level of tightness.
Looking good Brian. Ciao
Nice BB! I'm watching the tower video, while I'm IN the tower!
Genius
Where you at UPW last weekend in Chicago? If so, thank you for the demonstration. The exercises helped a lot!
What if you don't have a tower?? What can you use? Are there heights that would be useful to know in case we need to 'Mc Gyver' something? Thank you, love your work!
I have used kitchen step ladder...2-3 levels and stay longer at each level. Use a boot or shoe to stabilize your foot and put a towel under your ankle/achilles.
Use a small chair or an ottoman.
Try five rolls of toilet paper. Removing one when lower back flattens and so one. I liked to buy this but Amazon seems to have knock off. Other sites are sold out.
@@tonysavarese7234 😊
Please do not add background music to your videos.
Oh my Brian Bradley, I am in the process of watching this video right now, and I wish I knew where your offices where located! Because I have been having an off and on problems in my back that are brand new to me....maybe it's because I'm now 32 and it's just age catching up to me, but I don't know. I workout 2-3 times a week with a personal trainer, I'm the lowest weight I have ever been for the last 7 years! I'm eating healthy foods, and when I work, I walk 10-15 miles each shift. (now I've had the back pain prior to the job I'm at now) I would love to have your exercises. Do you have a DVD?
Better late than never. Egoscue.com has all of our locations and let them know I sent you.
Thanks for the great vids. What do you think about doing shoulder bridges after? Or any other activity? Also, I find trigger point therapy helpful to relax tight muscles beforehand. Any thoughts on this?
Trust your instincts. I always do Cats/Dogs, the Static Extension or pelvic tilts after.
Do you start at the highest point then go down?
I was told by my physical therapist that I have a tight psoas which is causing lots of pelvic pain. would I benefit from this exercise?
It makes sense that you have tight primary hip flexors but going after the tightness, by stretching them is a waste of your time, you need to find out why they’re tight and get them to release. Think of the skeleton or the posture of how your bones are sitting, do you have an egoscue menu that you’re working with? My email is bbradley@egoscue.com if you want to take the conversation there
Fascial Counterstrain is worth looking into.
Would the tower help with 1 side hip bursitis? Do you have any other videos that would help with hip bursitis? Thanks s much.
It wouldnt help, tower is used to relax hip flexors.
Counterstrain!
So, being active makes me have fare less lower back pain. Allmost never when I do my 15 minutes incl warming-up/cooling down. I also go to yoga 2 a week. That's all fine but I'm noticing that my hip area + upper legs and lower back are relatively stiff and it doesn't get better. So i think I need to work on the hips, right?
I’ve been sleeping in supine groin position without the tower an hour on each side and sometimes both legs up is that over doing the stretch?
Hey...IF, I repeat, IF it feels good to you, go for it. I have never done it but I have used the tower for 2 hours 2x per week on average. Thank God for the bed spectacles.
Where do I get a tower?
you can email me at bbradley@egoscue.com and I can get you pointed in the right direction
Why two notches?
Does anyone know if its ok to have my head on a pillow during the hour or so needed to do this? Eventually I get bored and want to watch tv.
No, because that puts your head out of alignment. I have a projector that can face the ceiling, or just listen to a podcast or music
Buy prism glasses
I’m confused
Once the space is closed that means the Psoas is contracting
What am I missing?
does this even work or no ?
Yes it does depending on your posture condition.
I’m confused
Once the space is closed that means the Psoas is contracting
What am I missing?
So as she is in the video would this be stretching and releasing the right iliopsoas ?
yes
Many runners are injured and end up with knee or hip problems over time. Why? Is running bad? No. Those runners are running with misaligned bodies which over time causes damage. We can't blame running, we blame the misalignments. Correct the misaligned posture and running won't hurt or cause problems.
Yes. The release for the poses only can happen when the femur/leg bone, the pelvis and spine are congruent...which is why I hate stretching it...(it needs a release)
@egoscuesd Hello I have one hip higher than the other a meniscus tear from almost 3 years ago that maybe still isn't right and I'm curious to how long this Egoscue Tower would take to help me, I would have to do the egoscue exercises and Tower together? How often should the Tower be used?
I use it 2-4x per week, either in the progressive way as above or on towels/bottom level.
Could you "please" leave out the music. Can't concentrate on what you're saying with that awful distraction.
They're not going to take out the music and reupload a video. Just mute and turn on subtitles
Leg length
? 99% of leg length differences are functional...not structural.