This is my 4th day of doing my exercises, which Egoscue calls E-cises. I was given a menu of E-cises, which described the exercise and time / number of repetitions to do. The E-cises are easy to do. Many use gravity to settle the body into the correct position; others involve gently squeezing a pillow with the legs or ankles. I am supposed to do my 12 E-cises first thing in the morning. I have been doing that and I have also been doing them at night. While they are easy to do, I need to concentrate on them to make sure my form is correct. I figure practice makes perfect.
The only downside to the Egoscue method, is that it is time consuming. It takes me about 45 minutes each morning for my E-cises. There is one E-cise which I am not currently doing called the Progressive Supine Groin Stretch. It can take up to an hour to do this one exercise. But if these exercises fix my posture, the time will be well spent.
Can you share which e-cises please? Their names? My condition is similar to yours developed after a bike accident.
ReplyDeleteHere are my e-cises. Note that they were for my specific condition of imbalance. You should contact an approved Egoscue specialist for your own evaluation.
ReplyDeleteStatic Back 5 min
Static Back knee pillow squeezes 3 sets x20 reps
Static Back abdominal contractions 2x20
Cats and Dogs 10 reps
Standing Quad stretch 1 min
Standing chest openers 3x20
Kneeling counter stretch 1 min
Modified floor block 6 min
Kneeling groin stretch 1 min
Prone ankle squeezes 3x20
Air bench with pillow 2 min
Also, have you heard about Foundation Training? It is compatible with Egoscue and works well to strengthen the posterior chain and lower back. There are a number of videos on Youtube and their website is www.foundationtraining.com
Good luck!
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