Core Balance Training
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CBT program taught me what I couldn’t possibly imagine was missing for regaining my health.
Following the CBT program exceeds - in quality and in outcomes - all the other efforts I have made in the last two years to overcome my sciatic-like issues. I had no real back pain but crippling stiffness— coupled with insanely painful thigh muscle contractions that made life impossible to manage by any standards. I've had two years of sleep-deprived nights, awakening every hour (sometimes even more often) with excruciating cramping pain. Straightening out my legs took 20 minutes when I got out of bed and also every time I sat down for more than 15 minutes. I daresay the idea of dying (I am 67) seemed to pull at me during the darkest hours of this 2 year ordeal... MRI's showed bursitis and tendonitis in the groin area plus severe stenosis at L-3, L-4 but not severe enough for any neurologist (I saw 4) to suggest a laminectomy or any back surgery, at least not before trying everything else... which I did. I tried Chriropractic, Orthobionomy, Feldencrais, Kineseology, acupuncture, PT, including one specialized in pelvic floor issues — The results were always two steps forward, followed by one and and 9/10th steps back! The more I improved, the worse the immediate relapse and increase in pain. My legs were so sensitive they often responded to touch with spasms. I was at my wits end. Within the first four days of the CBT’s free trial period (I was desperate, trying anything and everything that showed promise) I could barely assume the beginner floor positions without going into leg cramps. But I did feel subtle improvements and was reminded to « slow down » not try harder. Now I'm on week four and, unbelievably, getting my life back again. My pain levels are down by 70% and I can sleep three hours (instead of barely one) without awakening in pain. My cramps are completely gone and my recovery from stiffness after sitting or sleeping takes two or three minutes to shake off, instead of 20. Core Balancing hit the nail on the head for me. It’s the 10% effort rule that saved me, again and again. I finally understood that it was not about "muscling through" but about developing a clear awareness of how I am using my muscles, and which ones, specifically. How had I gotten so out of balance in the first place? Walking in an unnatural fashion to compensate for an arthritic hip that finally got fixed ten years too late! I am now back to a nearly normal life where I no longer feel exhausted because of constant pain. I have full, long days without running out of energy. I am getting things done and feel inspired again by the good things life has to offer. This CBT has been a game changer for me. I am doing everything to let everyone know how absolutely spot on this program is for anyone experiencing ANY back-related symptoms. What is so fundamental to know is how it’s balanced muscle tone that keeps the spine in place and able to heal, not the other way around! To resolve my « pinched nerve » I had to use my muscles in a way that would bring support (and the chance to heal) to my spine! What a concept completely upside down from anything I had ever heard from conventional medicine. The analogy of how a tent stays up- coupled with knowing how each body movement and every posture is regulated by two equal and opposing sets of muscles —the tent strings—was really pivotal for an understanding of what my body needed to get back its healthy core balance. It doesn’t really serve much to explain it—the CBT program made me experience it, to become viscerally aware of it, so that the constant awareness would eventually become pure habit, maintained without thinking… Surgery is completely off the table for me now. I’ve even cancelled the second steroid injection I had scheduled for my spine because my pain levels are manageable and informing me of my actual progress! I'm finally 'out of the woods,' and back amongst the living (and the dancing!!!) I am walking without a cane but with a slight limp, and pretty much back to a normal schedule of my former daily activities. I am even coming out of retirement and returning to work— so strongly has my healthy energy returned! I had nearly given up, believing I might be doomed to a permanently handicapped life full of chronic suffering. Bless Dr Peebles for his groundbreaking, simple, and gentle approach, for his amazing customer support team, and for all the rich coaching offered on the platform with additional written and live Q & A forums online. I got hope back, and sufficient health for a rich and productive life for years to come- God willing!