After suffering a stroke six months ago, I had a lot of tingling and numbness in my right hand and leg. I walked with a limp and experienced a lot of lower back pain. After 15 minutes of using the Egoscue Method with Oscar at the San Jose Clinic, I can walk tall and straight and I lost my limp. I feel as though my circulation is much better from the top of my head to the tip of my toes. Along with that, I am able to have restful sleep once again. I finally have my life back!

The Egoscue exercises have helped me tremendously to gain strength and flexibility. I'm now able to do many activities that were too painful for me before I started working with Egoscue therapists. I also take the exercise classes twice a week with Oscar at the San Jose clinic, and I'm getting stronger much faster now. The classes are great! I learn so much more about the exercises and about how to keep my body healthy and functional. I feel like I've gotten 10 years younger.

As a long distance bicyclist I was dismayed when riding hills or distances exceeding 35 miles I began to experience significant pain the following day, thus making the long rides impossible. After working with Oscar Gonzales and practicing Egoscue for several months I was recently able to enjoy a 100 mile ride! I'm no youngster either, but did the 100 mile ride on my 50th birthday and spent over 7.5 hours on the saddle. The next day, sure I was sore but not in pain. I appreciate Oscar's knowledge, attention and care. He and Angelica followed up my office visits with phone calls, modifying my program when necessary.

Having been plagued with neck and shoulder pain for many years and sought assistance through a variety of treatments, Egoscue's been the one thing that's offered me reliable and consistent help.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for showing me the Egoscue exercises. When I first came to you, I was in a lot of pain. I had tried physical therapy,pharmaceuticals, acupuncture, yoga and even hypnosis with only temporary success. It was getting a bit scary to me. After doing the original back exercises for about a month, I began to see definite improvement. At this time, I am 95% pain free! I am sure that the exercises you have given me now for the tear in my rotator cuff will keep me from having to go through unnecessary surgery. The online method really works for me because I live 45 minutes away and it's easy to follow the video demonstrations on the computer. Of course, having you help me make sure I'm doing them right is a bonus as well.

So, thanks again. I just wish that my friends who are in pain wouldn't wait as long as I did to try the Egoscue Method.

Working with Oscar and Angelica has been a very rewarding experience. I have bounced back from debilitating back pain to doing sports 5 times a week, without anything but the Egoscue techniques. I still remember the first day I walked in with my shoes untied because I could not bend over to tie them, and left smiling and able to touch my toes again.

Some background: I used to be very active, skydiving, scuba diving, rock climbing, motorcycle riding, hiking etc... Then I found myself relegated to watching TV and sitting around.

When I started working with Oscar and Angelica in September I was on disability and sleeping about 20 hours a day due to drugs and pain. Oscar has worked with me to increase my flexibility and strength. The most amazing part for me is that unlike regular physical therapy I actually feel better while doing the exercises. No more increased pain to try to get better (which always seemed a bit odd to me).

I was able to get totally off pain meds and back at work full time by early November. I am much better and well on my way to full recovery. Last night my wife and I went rock climbing at Planet Granite in Belmont and I am feeling fine. I was able to do some easy routes and belay for my wife.

I highly recommend to anyone suffering from chronic pain or limited mobility to give the Egoscue Method a try.

I have found Egoscue Method to be remarkable effective. A few years ago, I saw an orthopedist, who said that I had a spondylolisthesis in the lower lumbar vertebra. What he told me boiled down to "put up with the pain until it's too much for you, then we'll operate". Last March, I had reached that point. I could not stand up straight, and standing was very uncomfortable. If I took a wrong step, or made a wrong motion, the pain was so intense that I would fall to my knees.

About that time, one of my friends sent me the Pain Free book. In three weeks, the majority of the pain was gone, and never returned. This is not to say that the problem was corrected – far from it. However, if things hadn’t gotten any better, I would have been very happy.

I continued the therapy from the book for another month or so, at which time I found the San Jose clinic. Once I started treatment, my back started to get much better - fast. Every time I thought I’d reached a plateau, I would make another significant improvement. Today, eight months later, I am pretty much without pain. My range of motion is very much improved. I can even run without discomfort - something I haven’t been able to do for years and years. I can tell that my condition can still be improved, but I would say that I’m now back to "normal", or somewhere close. I certainly plan on continuing the therapy.

I am so impressed by the method, and by my therapist, Oscar Gonzales, that I have been buying the Pain Free books, and giving them to anyone who might need it. I've had several people contact me with sincere thanks for the improvement they experienced. Three have started to go to clinics. I’m now starting to study anatomy, with the goal of becoming a qualified therapist by the time I retire.

Praise the Lord for Pete Egoscue. His book "Pain Free" was recommended by my dentist in May 2002. When I read that "the Egoscue Method has an astounding 95 percent success rate," I felt I could succeed also.

My journey into the world of chronic pain began in early 1999. What began as lower back pain soon involved by hip, knee and eventually hands and feet. Along the way I encountered many doctors, various diagnosis, numerous tests, surgery and hands-on therapists. My treatments ranged from prescription drugs, injections, electrical acupuncture, exercise programs, Tens unit, and my ever present ice pack. Meanwhile my ability to work, sit and walk became increasingly more difficult. My world became what could be viewed through a window. One therapist told me I needed to spend "7 hours each day up and moving around or I would never get better". At this point I was only at 5 hours. At my worse 20 minutes of any activity equated to 2 hours of lying down. A miserable life indeed.

Yesterday after shopping, doing laundry, vacuuming the whole house, I trimmed the roses. WOW! I can do all of this and more because in August of 2002 I visited the Egoscue clinic in San Diego and began my journey out of the depths of despair. After watching me walk and taking photos, I began a series of exercises designed to improve my posture. The therapist assured me that once my pelvis was stabilized, everything else would take care of itself. My husband and I left feeling this was the best money we had every spent.

It took about 3 months of E-cising daily before I stopped all pain meds, stopped seeing the Chiropractor and neuro-massage therapist. Little by little I regained my ability to shop, clean house, cook dinner and travel.

In February 2007 I met Oscar & Angelica Gonzales at the San Jose clinic. Their compassion and expert knowledge of the body has really helped me continue to progress. It is so amazing how they understand the concept of “the body is a unit."

My appearance has improved along with my eyesight and bone density. People I used to be eyeball to eyeball with now want to know "why I am taller". My sisters comment about how great my shoulders and neck look and how straight my legs are.

It has been 5+ years now since that first trip to San Diego. I am totally dedicated to my daily routine of E-cises followed by a 3-4 mile walk with my husband. I continue to gain confidence in my physical abilities. I will be forever thankful I am no longer "watching the world go by through that window."

When I first walked into the Egoscue Clinic in San Jose CA, I was bent over in pain. I was not able to walk more than 10 feet before I had to find a place to sit down. I had been sleeping on a recliner for two months because I was in to much pain to sleep in a bed.

In addition to MRI results showing two herniated discs, the Egoscue Clinic director found other issues that had not shown up on an Xray or the MRI. I was on pain medication and had already had spinal injections. Nothing was helping and the doctors were considering back surgery.

Luckily I had read "Pain Free" by Pete Egoscue a couple of months before my problems intensified so I knew where to turn for help.

I can now walk, drive my car again, and I have been able to give up the pain medication. At the rate I am improving, I will be able to do the physical things I have not been able to do for months.

I had my first visit today with Oscar in San Jose. I drove home with NO pain in my hip, leg and foot. It is the first time in 2 years without pain.

My active, athletic, 12 year old son, Nick, was having pain in his ankles and feet when he would run. He wanted to participate in soccer, basketball, track and other sports but it was just too painful. I took him to a podiatrist and bought him custom made orthotic inserts for his shoes. He still couldn’t run without severe pain.

My husband saw Pete Egoscue several years ago for an injury he had from running. He was very pleased with the results and suggested we take Nick to San Diego to see if Pete could help him. We called to make an appointment and found out there was an Egoscue office in San Jose.

I took Nick for a consultation and he started a series of stretching exercises. Nic'’s ankles and feet were feeling better. At this point we were excited about the progress he was making, but had no idea that we were faced a much worse health scare.

Nick's knees started to hurt and his legs became weak. The pain became so severe he couldn’t put any weight on his legs. At this point my son couldn’t walk. I took him to our pediatrician who ordered blood tests for Leukemia and Rheumatoid Arthritis. She referred us to a rheumatoid specialist who ordered more tests and started Nick on a course of steroids. She was sure he had arthritis and said he’d have to take medication for the rest of his life.

I took Nick to the lab at Good Samaritan Hospital to have the tests done. I had to push him around in a wheelchair. Nick couldn’t walk and at this point his shoulders had stiffened. He looked like he had Cerebral Palsy.

After leaving the hospital I took Nick to see Oscar at the Egoscue office. He worked with Nick for one hour and Nick was completely free of pain. Nick could not only stand up straight, he could walk and even run! I can only describe it as a miracle. I was so full of emotion watching my son run up and down the hall with a big smile on his face. I just stood there crying. After we left the Egoscue office that afternoon my son (who was in a wheelchair earlier that day) and I went for a walk together. It was amazing!

My husband and I are so thankful we found the Egoscue method for Nick. He is feeling great and pain free.

By the way, all of the blood tests came back negative. Nick doesn’t take any medications. He simply does a series of stretching exercises and is doing great. He’s even trying out for a competition soccer team in a few weeks. He looks forward to playing sports in the coming school year.

I am a high school athlete who plays volleyball year round. Last year my knees hurt so much that I could not always perform my best. Oscar and Angelica worked with me over the summer and it has made a huge difference. I am now playing sports without hurting at all. The Egoscue Method taught me the exercises that I need to do to stay pain free. If I feel my knee pain returning, I know the exercises that will get rid of it right away. Before I found Egoscue, I had gone to several doctors and physical therapists and they were not able to give me sustained relief. Not only did Oscar solve my pain problem, but he and Angelica are kind and great to work with. I am very pleased with my experience and what the Egoscue Clinic in San Jose has done for me.